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Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. I. Odd holes

Combinatorics 2015-09-01 v3

Abstract

An odd hole in a graph is an induced subgraph which is a cycle of odd length at least five. In 1985, A. Gyarfas made the conjecture that for all t there exists n such that every graph with no K_t subgraph and no odd hole is n-colourable. We prove this conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.1410.4118,
  title  = {Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. I. Odd holes},
  author = {Alex Scott and Paul Seymour},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.4118},
  year   = {2015}
}