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Order plus size of $\tau$-critical graphs

Combinatorics 2019-08-15 v1

Abstract

Let G=(V,E)G=(V,E) be a τ\tau-critical graph with τ(G)=t\tau(G)=t. Erd\H{o}s and Gallai proved that V2t|V|\leq 2t and the bound E(t+12)|E|\leq {t+1\choose 2} was obtained by Erd\H{o}s, Hajnal and Moon. We give here the sharp combined bound E+V(t+22)|E|+|V|\leq {t+2\choose 2} and find all graphs with equality.

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@article{arxiv.1908.05225,
  title  = {Order plus size of $\tau$-critical graphs},
  author = {Andras Gyarfas and Lehel Jeno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.05225},
  year   = {2019}
}
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