Forbidden induced pairs for perfectness and $\omega$-colourability of graphs
Abstract
We characterise the pairs of graphs such that all -free graphs (distinct from ) are perfect. Similarly, we characterise pairs such that all -free graphs (distinct from ) are -colourable (that is, their chromatic number is equal to their clique number). More generally, we show characterizations of pairs for perfectness and -colourability of all connected -free graphs which are of independence at least , distinct from an odd cycle, and of order at least , and similar characterisations subject to each subset of these additional constraints. (The classes are non-hereditary and the characterisations for perfectness and -colourability are different.) We build on recent results of Brause et al. on -free graphs, and we use Ramsey's Theorem and the Strong Perfect Graph Theorem as main tools. We relate the present characterisations to known results on forbidden pairs for -boundedness and deciding -colourability in polynomial time.
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@article{arxiv.2108.07071,
title = {Forbidden induced pairs for perfectness and $\omega$-colourability of graphs},
author = {Maria Chudnovsky and Adam Kabela and Binlong Li and Petr Vrána},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.07071},
year = {2022}
}