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Every planar graph is $1$-defective $(9,2)$-paintable

Combinatorics 2016-05-17 v1

Abstract

Assume LL is a kk-list assignment of a graph GG. A dd-defective mm-fold LL-colouring ϕ\phi of GG assigns to each vertex vv a set ϕ(v)\phi(v) of mm colours, so that ϕ(v)L(v)\phi(v) \subseteq L(v) for each vertex vv, and for each colour ii, the set {v:iϕ(v)}\{v: i \in \phi(v)\} induces a subgraph of maximum degree at most dd. In this paper, we consider on-line list dd-defective mm-fold colouring of graphs, where the list assignment LL is given on-line, and the colouring is constructed on-line. To be precise, the dd-defective (k,m)(k,m)-painting game on a graph GG is played by two players: Lister and Painter. Initially, each vertex has kk tokens and is uncoloured. In each round, Lister chooses a set MM of vertices and removes one token from each chosen vertex. Painter colours a subset XX of MM which induces a subgraph G[X]G[X] of maximum degree at most dd. A vertex vv is fully coloured if vv has received mm colours. Lister wins if at the end of some round, there is a vertex with no more tokens left and is not fully coloured. Otherwise, at some round, all vertices are fully coloured and Painter wins. We say GG is dd-defective (k,m)(k,m)-paintable if Painter has a winning strategy in this game. This paper proves that every planar graph is 11-defective (9,2)(9,2)-paintable.

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@article{arxiv.1605.04415,
  title  = {Every planar graph is $1$-defective $(9,2)$-paintable},
  author = {Ming Han and Xuding Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.04415},
  year   = {2016}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures

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