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Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. IV. Consecutive holes

Combinatorics 2018-02-13 v2

Abstract

A hole in a graph is an induced subgraph which is a cycle of length at least four. We prove that for every positive integer k, every triangle-free graph with sufficiently large chromatic number contains holes of k consecutive lengths.

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@article{arxiv.1509.06563,
  title  = {Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. IV. Consecutive holes},
  author = {Alex Scott and Paul Seymour},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.06563},
  year   = {2018}
}