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On graphs with chromatic number and maximum degree both equal to nine

Combinatorics 2024-08-26 v1

Abstract

An equivalent version of the Borodin-Kostochka Conjecture, due to Cranston and Rabern, says that any graph with χ=Δ=9\chi = \Delta = 9 contains K3E6K_3 \lor E_6 as a subgraph. Here we prove several results in support of this conjecture, where vertex-criticality and forbidden substructure conditions get us either close or all the way to containing K3E6K_3 \lor E_6.

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@article{arxiv.2408.12693,
  title  = {On graphs with chromatic number and maximum degree both equal to nine},
  author = {Rachel Galindo and Jessica McDonald},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.12693},
  year   = {2024}
}
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