(Theta, triangle)-free and (even hole, $K_4$)-free graphs. Part 2 : bounds on treewidth
Abstract
A {\em theta} is a graph made of three internally vertex-disjoint chordless paths , , of length at least~2 and such that no edges exist between the paths except the three edges incident to and the three edges incident to . A {\em pyramid} is a graph made of three chordless paths , , of length at least~1, two of which have length at least 2, vertex-disjoint except at , and such that is a triangle and no edges exist between the paths except those of the triangle and the three edges incident to~. An \emph{even hole} is a chordless cycle of even length. For three non-negative integers , let be the tree with a vertex , from which start three paths with , , and edges respectively. We denote by the complete graph on vertices. We prove that for all non-negative integers , the class of graphs that contain no theta, no , and no as induced subgraphs have bounded treewidth. We prove that for all non-negative integers , the class of graphs that contain no even hole, no pyramid, no , and no as induced subgraphs have bounded treewidth. To bound the treewidth, we prove that every graph of large treewidth must contain a large clique or a minimal separator of large cardinality.
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@article{arxiv.2001.01607,
title = {(Theta, triangle)-free and (even hole, $K_4$)-free graphs. Part 2 : bounds on treewidth},
author = {Marcin Pilipczuk and Ni Luh Dewi Sintiari and Stéphan Thomassé and Nicolas Trotignon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.01607},
year = {2023}
}