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(Theta, triangle)-free and (even hole, $K_4$)-free graphs. Part 2 : bounds on treewidth

Discrete Mathematics 2023-10-23 v3 Combinatorics

Abstract

A {\em theta} is a graph made of three internally vertex-disjoint chordless paths P1=abP_1 = a \dots b, P2=abP_2 = a \dots b, P3=abP_3 = a \dots b of length at least~2 and such that no edges exist between the paths except the three edges incident to aa and the three edges incident to bb. A {\em pyramid} is a graph made of three chordless paths P1=ab1P_1 = a \dots b_1, P2=ab2P_2 = a \dots b_2, P3=ab3P_3 = a \dots b_3 of length at least~1, two of which have length at least 2, vertex-disjoint except at aa, and such that b1b2b3b_1b_2b_3 is a triangle and no edges exist between the paths except those of the triangle and the three edges incident to~aa. An \emph{even hole} is a chordless cycle of even length. For three non-negative integers ijki\leq j\leq k, let Si,j,kS_{i,j,k} be the tree with a vertex vv, from which start three paths with ii, jj, and kk edges respectively. We denote by KtK_t the complete graph on tt vertices. We prove that for all non-negative integers i,j,ki, j, k, the class of graphs that contain no theta, no K3K_3, and no Si,j,kS_{i, j, k} as induced subgraphs have bounded treewidth. We prove that for all non-negative integers i,j,k,ti, j, k, t, the class of graphs that contain no even hole, no pyramid, no KtK_t, and no Si,j,kS_{i, j, k} 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}
}