Graphs containing finite induced paths of unbounded length
Combinatorics
2024-02-14 v4
Abstract
The age of a graph (undirected and without loops) is the collection of finite induced subgraphs of , 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 with this property embeds . We construct 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.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
28 pages, 3 figures