Ramsey-finiteness for graph pairs: A complete solution to the Burr-Erd\H{o}s-Faudree-Schelp conjectures
Combinatorics
2026-05-06 v2
Abstract
For finite graphs and , let denote the isomorphism classes of Ramsey-minimal graphs for . We prove two 1981 conjectures of Burr, Erd\H{o}s, Faudree, Rousseau, and Schelp: Ramsey-finiteness is preserved by adjoining disjoint matchings, and is Ramsey-infinite unless both graphs are odd stars or one graph has a component. We also replace Burr's stronger 1979 survey characterization by the correct necessary-and-sufficient form: apart from the matching case and the odd-star-with-matchings case, the only additional finite pairs are Faudree's star-forest family.
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@article{arxiv.2604.17356,
title = {Ramsey-finiteness for graph pairs: A complete solution to the Burr-Erd\H{o}s-Faudree-Schelp conjectures},
author = {Yaping Mao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.17356},
year = {2026}
}
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11 pages