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The graph minor relation satisfies the twin alternative conjecture

Combinatorics 2026-03-12 v2

Abstract

In 2006 Bonato and Tardif posed the Tree Alternative Conjecture (TAC): the equivalence class of a tree under the embeddability relation is, up to isomorphism, either trivial or infinite. In 2022 LaFlamme, et al. provided a rigorous exposition of a conter-example to TAC developed by Tetano in his 2008 PhD thesis. Also in 2022, the present author provided a positive answer to TAC for the topological minor relation. Along with embeddability and the topological minor, the graph minor relation completes the triad of the most widely studied graph relations. In this paper we provide a positive answer to TAC for the the graph minor.

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@article{arxiv.2212.07670,
  title  = {The graph minor relation satisfies the twin alternative conjecture},
  author = {Jorge Bruno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.07670},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2211.15187

R2 v1 2026-06-28T07:35:57.172Z