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We find the structure of graphs that have no $C_4$, $\overline{C}_4$, $C_5$, chair and co-chair as induced subgraphs.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-07-05 Salman Ghazal

We elucidate the structure of $(P_6,C_4)$-free graphs by showing that every such graph either has a clique cutset, or a universal vertex, or belongs to several special classes of graphs. Using this result, we show that for any…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-01-04 T. Karthick , Frederic Maffray

We prove directly that if E is a directed graph in which every cycle has an entrance, then there exists a C*-algebra which is co-universal for Toeplitz-Cuntz-Krieger E-families. In particular, our proof does not invoke ideal-structure…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2010-01-13 Aidan Sims , Samuel B. G. Webster

In this work we study the null space of bipartite graphs without cycles of length multiple of $4$, and its relation to structural properties. We decompose them into two subgraphs: $C_N(G)$ and $C_S(G)$. $C_N(G)$ has perfect matching and its…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-10-16 Daniel A. Jaume , Gonzalo Molina , Adrián Pastine

We study classes of countable graphs where every member does not contain a given finite graph as an induced subgraph -- denoted by $\mathsf{Free}(\mathcal{G})$ for a given finite graph $\mathcal{G}$. Our main results establish a structural…

We introduce a reducibility on classes of structures, essentially a uniform enumeration reducibility. This reducibility is inspired by the Friedman-Stanley paper on using Borel reductions to compare classes of countable structures. This…

Logic · Mathematics 2008-03-25 Wesley Calvert , Desmond Cummins , Sara Miller , Julia F. Knight

The paper is concerned with the existence of a universal graph at the successor of a strong limit singular mu of cofinality aleph_0. Starting from the assumption of the existence of a supercompact cardinal, a model is built in which for…

Logic · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Mirna Džamonja , Saharon Shelah

For a set-endofunctor $F$, we extend the notion of universal $F$-coalgebras to $F$-graphs. These generalized coalgebras are models for various types of graphs, such as (un)directed (hyper)graphs, relational structures or fuzzy graphs. The…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-08-11 Christian Jäkel

For every uncountable cardinal $\lambda$, suitable negations of the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis imply: - For all infinite $\alpha$ and $\beta$, there is no universal $K_{\alpha,\beta}$-free graphs in $\lambda$ - For all $\alpha\ge 3$,…

Logic · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Menachem Kojman

We investigate structural implications arising from the condition that a given directed graph does not interpret, in the sense of primitive positive interpretation with parameters or orbits, every finite structure. Our results generalize…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-02-24 Libor Barto , Bertalan Bodor , Marcin Kozik , Antoine Mottet , Michael Pinsker

Let $W$ be any wheel graph and $\mathcal{G}$ the class of all countable graphs not containing $W$ as a minor. We show that there exists a graph in $\mathcal{G}$ which contains every graph in $\mathcal{G}$ as an induced subgraph.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-09-25 Thilo Krill

A $d$-dimensional bar-and-joint framework $(G,p)$ with underlying graph $G$ is called universally rigid if all realizations of $G$ with the same edge lengths, in all dimensions, are congruent to $(G,p)$. A graph $G$ is said to be…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-02-07 Guilherme Zeus Dantas e Moura , Tibor Jordán , Corwin Silverman

We study generalized splines from the perspective of the representation theory of the category of graphs with contractions. Our main theorem proves a kind of finite generation, which in turn implies the existence of a ``universal generating…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Jacob Matherne , Eric Ramos , Julianna Tymoczko

Global control offers a promising route to scalable quantum computing. A recent conjecture by Hu et al. (arXiv:2508.19075) proposes that any connected qubit graph equipped with global Ising-type interactions and tunable global transverse…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Roberto Gargiulo , Roberto Menta , Vittorio Giovannetti , Robert Zeier

A graph $G$ is said to be $\preceq$-ubiquitous, where $\preceq$ is the minor relation between graphs, if whenever $\Gamma$ is a graph with $nG \preceq \Gamma$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, then one also has $\aleph_0 G \preceq \Gamma$, where…

This paper gives a precise structure theorem for the class of graphs which do not contain $W_4$ as an immersion. This strengthens a previous result of Belmonte at al. that gives a rough description of this class. In fact, we prove a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-10-31 Matt DeVos , Mahdieh Malekian

We relate the existence problem of universal objects to the properties of corresponding enriched categories (lifts or expansions). In particular, extending earlier results, we prove that for every (possibly infinite) regular set F of finite…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-03-05 Jan Hubička , Jaroslav Nešetřil

The paper puts into discussion the concept of universality, in particular for structures not of the power of Turing computability. The question arises if for such structures a universal structure of the same kind exists or not. For that the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2009-06-23 Manfred Kudlek

We prove a decomposition theorem for graphs that do not contain a subdivision of $K_4$ as an induced subgraph where $K_4$ is the complete graph on four vertices. We obtain also a structure theorem for the class $\cal C$ of graphs that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-09-10 Benjamin Lévêque , Frédéric Maffray , Nicolas Trotignon

A constructive characterization of the class of uniformly $4$-connected graphs is presented. The characterization is based on the application of graph operations to appropriate vertex and edge sets in uniformly $4$-connected graphs, that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-11 Xiang Chen , Shuai Kou , Chengfu Qin , Liqiong Xu , Weihua Yang