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We consider partitions of the edge set of a graph G into copies of a fixed graph H and single edges. Let \phi_H(n) denote the minimum number p such that any n-vertex G admits such a partition with at most p parts. We show that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-09-13 Peter Allen , Julia Böttcher , Yury Person

Let $f$ be a polynomial function of $n$ variables. In this paper, we study stability of global H\"{o}lderian error bound for a nonempty sublevel set $[f \le t]$ under a perturbation of $t$. In this paper, we give: * Criteria for the…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2019-10-17 Huy-Vui Hà , Phi-Dũng Hoàng

This paper presents sufficient conditions for Hamiltonian paths and cycles in graphs. Letting $\lambda\left( G\right) $ denote the spectral radius of the adjacency matrix of a graph $G,$ the main results of the paper are: (1) Let $k\geq1,$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-11-08 Vladimir Nikiforov

A subgraph $H$ of a multigraph $G$ is overfull if $ |E(H) | > \Delta(G) \lfloor |V(H)|/2 \rfloor$. Analogous to the Overfull Conjecture proposed by Chetwynd and Hilton in 1986, Stiebitz et al. in 2012 formed the multigraph version of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-07-13 Michael J. Plantholt , Songling Shan

A graph $H$ is an induced minor of a graph $G$ if $H$ can be obtained from $G$ by vertex deletions and edge contractions. We show that there is a function $f(k, d) = O(k^{10} + 2^{d^5})$ so that if a graph has treewidth at least $f(k, d)$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-02-09 Tuukka Korhonen

Friedland's Lower Matching Conjecture asserts that if $G$ is a $d$--regular bipartite graph on $v(G)=2n$ vertices, and $m_k(G)$ denotes the number of matchings of size $k$, then $$m_k(G)\geq {n \choose…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-04-13 Péter Csikvári

Given a (di)graph $H$, we say that a (di)graph $H^\prime$ is an $H$-subdivision if $H^\prime$ is obtained from $H$ by replacing one or more edges with internally vertex-disjoint path(s). Pavez-Sign\'{e} conjectured that for every…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Yangyang Cheng , Zhilan Wang , Jin Yan

We say $G\to (\mathcal{C}, P_n)$ if $G-E(F)$ contains an $n$-vertex path $P_n$ for any spanning forest $F\subset G$. The size Ramsey number $\hat{R}(\mathcal{C}, P_n)$ is the smallest integer $m$ such that there exists a graph $G$ with $m$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-19 Deepak Bal , Ely Schudrich

Given a non-trivial graph $G$, the minimum cardinality of a set of edges $F$ in $G$ such that $\chi'(G \setminus F)<\chi'(G)$ is called the chromatic edge stability index of $G$, denoted by $es_{\chi'}(G)$, and such a (smallest) set $F$ is…

The inducibility of a graph $H$ measures the maximum number of induced copies of $H$ a large graph $G$ can have. Generalizing this notion, we study how many induced subgraphs of fixed order $k$ and size $\ell$ a large graph $G$ on $n$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-11-05 Noga Alon , Dan Hefetz , Michael Krivelevich , Mykhaylo Tyomkyn

The Borodin-Kostochka Conjecture states that for a graph $G$, if $\Delta(G)\geq 9$, then $\chi(G)\leq\max\{\Delta(G)-1,\omega(G)\}$. In this paper, we prove the Borodin-Kostochka Conjecture holding for odd-hole-free graphs.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-12 Rong Chen , Kaiyang Lan , Xinheng Lin , Yidong Zhou

Hadwiger's famous coloring conjecture states that every $t$-chromatic graph contains a $K_t$-minor. Holroyd [Bull. London Math. Soc. 29, (1997), pp. 139--144] conjectured the following strengthening of Hadwiger's conjecture: If $G$ is a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-09-02 Anders Martinsson , Raphael Steiner

Given a graph $G$ and $p \in [0,1]$, let $G_p$ denote the random subgraph of $G$ obtained by keeping each edge independently with probability $p$. Alon, Krivelevich, and Sudokov proved $\mathbb{E} [\chi(G_p)] \geq C_p \frac{\chi(G)}{\log…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-07 Ross Berkowitz , Pat Devlin , Catherine Lee , Henry Reichard , David Townley

We investigate decompositions of a graph into a small number of low diameter subgraphs. Let P(n,\epsilon,d) be the smallest k such that every graph G=(V,E) on n vertices has an edge partition E=E_0 \cup E_1 \cup ... \cup E_k such that |E_0|…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-06-22 Jacob Fox , Benny Sudakov

Given a graph $G$ possibly with multiple edges but no loops, denote by $\Delta$ the {\it maximum degree}, $\mu$ the {\it multiplicity}, $\chi'$ the {\it chromatic index} and $\chi_f'$ the {\it fractional chromatic index} of $G$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-12-13 Guantao Chen , Yuping Gao , Ringi Kim , Luke Postle , Songling Shan

Let $G$ be an $n$-vertex graph, and let $\lambda(G)$ and $\lambda_n(G)$ denote the largest and smallest eigenvalues of its adjacency matrix. Write $e(G)$ for the number of edges of $G$, $d(G)=2e(G)/n$ for its average degree, and $T_r(n)$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-07 Lele Liu , Bo Ning

The famous Sidorenko's conjecture asserts that for every bipartite graph $H$, the number of homomorphisms from $H$ to a graph $G$ with given edge density is minimized when $G$ is pseudorandom. We prove that for any graph $H$, a graph…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-08-29 Seonghyuk Im , Ruonan Li , Hong Liu

For a graph $G$, let $S(G)$ be the Seidel matrix of $G$ and $\te_1(G),...,\te_n(G)$ be the eigenvalues of $S(G)$. The Seidel energy of $G$ is defined as $|\te_1(G)|+...+|\te_n(G)|$. Willem Haemers conjectured that the Seidel energy of any…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-01-03 Ebrahim Ghorbani

A signed edge domination function (or SEDF) of a simple graph $G=(V,E)$ is a function $f: E\rightarrow \{1,-1\}$ such that $\sum_{e'\in N[e]}f(e')\ge 1$ holds for each edge $e\in E$, where $N[e]$ is the set of edges in $G$ that share at…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-27 Fengming Dong , Jun Ge , Yan Yang

For a set $A\subseteq \mathbb{N}$ and $n\in \mathbb{N}$, let $R_A(n)$ denote the number of ordered pairs $(a,a')\in A\times A$ such that $a+a'=n$. The celebrated Erd\H{o}s-Tur\'an conjecture says that, if $R_A(n)\ge 1$ for all sufficiently…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-05-10 Csaba Sándor , Quan-Hui Yang