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Three-coloring graphs with no induced seven-vertex path II : using a triangle

Discrete Mathematics 2015-03-25 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we give a polynomial time algorithm which determines if a given graph containing a triangle and no induced seven-vertex path is 3-colorable, and gives an explicit coloring if one exists. In previous work, we gave a polynomial time algorithm for three-coloring triangle-free graphs with no induced seven-vertex path. Combined, our work shows that three-coloring a graph with no induced seven-vertex path can be done in polynomial time.

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@article{arxiv.1503.03573,
  title  = {Three-coloring graphs with no induced seven-vertex path II : using a triangle},
  author = {Maria Chudnovsky and Peter Maceli and Mingxian Zhong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.03573},
  year   = {2015}
}

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26 pages

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