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Cycles of Length 4 or 8 in Graphs with Diameter 2 and Minimum Degree at Least 3

Combinatorics 2026-02-02 v4

Abstract

In this short note it is shown that every graph of diameter 2 and minimum degree at least 3 contains a cycle of length 4 or 8. This result contributes to the study of the Erd\H{o}s-Gy\'arf\'as Conjecture by confirming it for the class of diameter-2 graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2508.19302,
  title  = {Cycles of Length 4 or 8 in Graphs with Diameter 2 and Minimum Degree at Least 3},
  author = {Avery Carr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.19302},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

12 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication; to appear in the Bulletin of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications (BICA)