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Given a graph $G$ and a mapping $f:V(G) \to \mathbb{N}$, an $f$-list assignment of $G$ is a function that maps each $v \in V(G)$ to a set of at least $f(v)$ colors. For an $f$-list assignment $L$ of a graph $G$, a proper conflict-free…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-05 Masaki Kashima , Riste Škrekovski , Rongxing Xu

In this article we show that Maximum Partial List H-Coloring is polynomial-time solvable on P_5-free graphs for every fixed graph H. In particular, this implies that Maximum k-Colorable Subgraph is polynomial-time solvable on P_5-free…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Daniel Lokshtanov , Paweł Rzążewski , Saket Saurabh , Roohani Sharma , Meirav Zehavi

An equitable coloring is a proper coloring of a graph such that the sizes of the color classes differ by at most one. A graph $G$ is equitably $k$-colorable if there exists an equitable coloring of $G$ which uses $k$ colors, each one…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-03-21 Hemanshu Kaul , Jeffrey A. Mudrock , Michael J. Pelsmajer

A polynomial time algorithm that determines for a fixed integer k whether or not a P5-free graph can be k-colored is presented in this paper. If such a coloring exists, the algorithm will produce a valid k-coloring.

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2007-05-23 C. T. Hoang , J. Sawada , X. Shu

A conflict-free k-coloring of a graph assigns one of k different colors to some of the vertices such that, for every vertex v, there is a color that is assigned to exactly one vertex among v and v's neighbors. Such colorings have…

The reconfiguration graph $\mathcal{C}_k(G)$ for the $k$-colourings of a graph $G$ has a vertex for each proper $k$-colouring of $G$, and two vertices of $\mathcal{C}_k(G)$ are adjacent precisely when those $k$-colourings differ on a single…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-03 Stijn Cambie , Wouter Cames van Batenburg , Daniel W. Cranston

For a fixed graph $H$, in the List $H$-Coloring problem, we are given a graph $G$ along with list $L(v) \subseteq V(H)$ for every $v \in V(G)$, and we have to determine if there exists a list homomorphism $\varphi$ from $(G,L)$ to $H$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-28 Marta Piecyk , Astrid Pieterse , Paweł Rzążewski , Magnus Wahlström

The question of whether 3-Coloring can be solved in polynomial-time for the diameter two graphs is a well-known open problem in the area of algorithmic graph theory. We study the problem restricted to graph classes that avoid cycles of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-07-28 Tereza Klimošová , Vibha Sahlot

A list assignment $L$ for a graph $G$ is an $(\ell,k)$-list assignment if $|L(v)|\geq \ell$ for each $v \in V(G)$ and $|L(u) \cap L(v)| \leq k$ for each $uv \in E(G)$. We say $G$ is $(\ell,k)$-choosable if it admits an $L$-colouring for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-30 Evelyne Smith-Roberge

A packing $k$-coloring for some integer $k$ of a graph $G=(V,E)$ is a mapping $\varphi:V\to\{1,\ldots,k\}$ such that any two vertices $u, v$ of color $\varphi(u)=\varphi(v)$ are in distance at least $\varphi(u)+1$. This concept is motivated…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-05-23 Minki Kim , Bernard Lidický , Tomáš Masařík , Florian Pfender

A conflict-free coloring of a graph $G$ is a (partial) coloring of its vertices such that every vertex $u$ has a neighbor whose assigned color is unique in the neighborhood of $u$. There are two variants of this coloring, one defined using…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Sriram Bhyravarapu , Tim A. Hartmann , Hung P. Hoang , Subrahmanyam Kalyanasundaram , I. Vinod Reddy

The chromatic polynomial of a graph $G$, denoted $P(G,m)$, is equal to the number of proper $m$-colorings of $G$. The list color function of graph $G$, denoted $P_{\ell}(G,m)$, is a list analogue of the chromatic polynomial that has been…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-04 Hemanshu Kaul , Akash Kumar , Jeffrey A. Mudrock , Patrick Rewers , Paul Shin , Khue To

The $k$-colouring reconfiguration problem asks whether, for a given graph $G$, two proper $k$-colourings $\alpha$ and $\beta$ of $G$, and a positive integer $\ell$, there exists a sequence of at most $\ell+1$ proper $k$-colourings of $G$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-10-30 Matthew Johnson , Dieter Kratsch , Stefan Kratsch , Viresh Patel , Daniël Paulusma

The $k$th power $G^k$ of a graph $G$ is the graph defined on $V(G)$ such that two vertices $u$ and $v$ are adjacent in $G^k$ if the distance between $u$ and $v$ in $G$ is at most $k$. Let $\chi(H)$ and $\chi_l(H)$ be the chromatic number…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-09-05 Seog-Jin Kim , Young Soo Kwon , Boram Park

Let $G$ be a graph and $t$ a nonnegative integer. Suppose $f$ is a mapping from the vertex set of $G$ to $\{1,2,\dots, k\}$. If, for any vertex $u$ of $G$, the number of neighbors $v$ of $u$ with $f(v)=f(u)$ is less than or equal to $t$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-06-15 Jun Lan , Wensong Lin

We show that, for every fixed positive integers $r$ and $k$, \textsc{Max-Weight List $r$-Colorable Induced Subgraph} admits a polynomial-time algorithm on $kP_3$-free graphs. This problem is a common generalization of \textsc{Max-Weight…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-05-05 Esther Galby , Paloma T. Lima , Andrea Munaro , Amir Nikabadi

List colouring is an NP-complete decision problem even if the total number of colours is three. It is hard even on planar bipartite graphs. We give a polynomial-time algorithm for solving list colouring of permutation graphs with a bounded…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2012-06-25 Jessica Enright , Lorna Stewart , Gabor Tardos

The chromatic polynomial of a graph $G$, denoted $P(G,m)$, is equal to the number of proper $m$-colorings of $G$. The list color function of graph $G$, denoted $P_{\ell}(G,m)$, is a list analogue of the chromatic polynomial that has been…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-07-13 Hemanshu Kaul , Jeffrey A. Mudrock

Given a list assignment for a graph, list packing asks for the existence of multiple pairwise disjoint list colorings of the graph. Several papers have recently appeared that study the existence of such a packing of list colorings.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-19 Hemanshu Kaul , Jeffrey A. Mudrock

A {\it list assignment} $L$ of a graph $G$ is a function that assigns a set (list) $L(v)$ of colors to every vertex $v$ of $G$. Graph $G$ is called {\it $L$-list colorable} if it admits a vertex coloring $\phi$ such that $\phi(v)\in L(v)$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-11-13 Daniel W. Cranston , Anja Pruchnewski , Zsolt Tuza , Margit Voigt