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Graphs containing finite induced paths of unbounded length

Combinatorics 2024-02-14 v4

Abstract

The age A(G)\mathcal{A}(G) of a graph GG (undirected and without loops) is the collection of finite induced subgraphs of GG, considered up to isomorphy and ordered by embeddability. It is well-quasi-ordered (wqo) for this order if it contains no infinite antichain. A graph is \emph{path-minimal} if it contains finite induced paths of unbounded length and every induced subgraph GG' with this property embeds GG. We construct 202^{\aleph_0} path-minimal graphs whose ages are pairwise incomparable with set inclusion and which are wqo. Our construction is based on uniformly recurrent sequences and lexicographical sums of labelled graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2011.00352,
  title  = {Graphs containing finite induced paths of unbounded length},
  author = {Maurice Pouzet and Imed Zaguia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.00352},
  year   = {2024}
}

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28 pages, 3 figures

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