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For a graph $G$, $\chi(G)$ will denote its chromatic number, and $\omega(G)$ its clique number. A graph $G$ is said to be perfectly divisible if for all induced subgraphs $H$ of $G$, $V(H)$ can be partitioned into two sets $A$, $B$ such…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-04-08 T. Karthick , Jenny Kaufmann , Vaidy Sivaraman

For a finite group $G$, we define the inclusion graph of subgroups of $G$, denoted by $\mathcal I(G)$, is a graph having all the proper subgroups of $G$ as its vertices and two distinct vertices $H$ and $K$ in $\mathcal I(G)$ are adjacent…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-04-29 P. Devi , R. Rajkumar

We study the complexity of the following related computational tasks concerning a fixed countable graph G: 1. Does a countable graph H provided as input have a(n induced) subgraph isomorphic to G? 2. Given a countable graph H that has a(n…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-01-17 Vittorio Cipriani , Arno Pauly

The dichotomy conjecture for the parameterized embedding problem states that the problem of deciding whether a given graph $G$ from some class $K$ of "pattern graphs" can be embedded into a given graph $H$ (that is, is isomorphic to a…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-03-21 Yijia Chen , Martin Grohe , Bingkai Lin

A graph is $\mathrm{ISK}_4$-free if it contains no induced subdivision of $K_4$. L\'ev\^eque et al. [\emph{J. Combin. Theory Ser. B} \textbf{102} (2012) 924--947] conjectured that all $\mathrm{ISK}_4$-free graphs are 4-colorable. Chen et…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-20 Feng Liu , Shuang Sun , Yan Wang

We study the problems of counting copies and induced copies of a small pattern graph $H$ in a large host graph $G$. Recent work fully classified the complexity of those problems according to structural restrictions on the patterns $H$. In…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Marco Bressan , Leslie Ann Goldberg , Kitty Meeks , Marc Roth

We prove a strong dichotomy result for countably-infinite oriented graphs; that is, we prove that for all countably-infinite oriented graphs $G$, either (i) there is a countably-infinite tournament $K$ such that $G\not\subseteq K$, or (ii)…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-05-02 Alistair Benford , Louis DeBiasio , Paul Larson

The class of graphs that do not contain an induced path on $k$ vertices, $P_k$-free graphs, plays a prominent role in algorithmic graph theory. This motivates the search for special structural properties of $P_k$-free graphs, including…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2014-03-03 Eglantine Camby , Oliver Schaudt

For a set F of finite tournaments, the F-free orientation problem is the problem of deciding if a given finite undirected graph can be oriented in such a way that the resulting oriented graph does not contain any member of F. Using the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Roman Feller , Michael Pinsker

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 few steps are made towards representation theory of embeddability among uncountable graphs. A monotone class of graphs is defined by forbidding countable subgraphs, related to the graph's end-structure. Using a combinatorial theorem of…

Logic · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Menachem Kojman

The \emph{difference subgroup graph} $D(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is defined as the graph whose vertices are the non-trivial proper subgroups of $G$, with two distinct vertices $H$ and $K$ adjacent if and only if $\langle H, K \rangle = G$…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-07 Angsuman Das , Arnab Mandal , Labani Sarkar

We study the complexity of the Graph Isomorphism problem on graph classes that are characterized by a finite number of forbidden induced subgraphs, focusing mostly on the case of two forbidden subgraphs. We show hardness results and develop…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-20 Stefan Kratsch , Pascal Schweitzer

Conduction graphs are defined here in order to elucidate at a glance the often complicated conduction behaviour of molecular graphs as ballistic molecular conductors. The graph $G^{\mathrm C}$ describes all possible conducting devices…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-23 Aidan Birkinshaw , Patrick W. Fowler , Jan Goedgebeur , Jorik Jooken

A graph $G = (V, E)$ is \emph{partitionable} if there exists a partition $\{A, B\}$ of $V$ such that $A$ induces a disjoint union of cliques and $B$ induces a triangle-free graph. In this paper we investigate the computational complexity of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2015-01-06 Faisal N. Abu-Khzam , Carl Feghali , Haiko Müller

The guessing number of a directed graph (digraph), equivalent to the entropy of that digraph, was introduced as a direct criterion on the solvability of a network coding instance. This paper makes two contributions on the guessing number.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-03-17 Maximilien Gadouleau , Soren Riis

A recent paper by the authors (ITCS'26) initiates the study of the Triangle Detection problem in graphs avoiding a fixed pattern $H$ as a subgraph and proposes a \emph{dichotomy hypothesis} characterizing which patterns $H$ make the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Amir Abboud , Ron Safier , Nathan Wallheimer

A conjecture in algorithmic model theory predicts that the model-checking problem for first-order logic is fixed-parameter tractable on a hereditary graph class if and only if the class is monadically dependent. Originating in model theory,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-03-28 Jan Dreier , Nikolas Mählmann , Szymon Toruńczyk

Representing graphs by their homomorphism counts has led to the beautiful theory of homomorphism indistinguishability in recent years. Moreover, homomorphism counts have promising applications in database theory and machine learning, where…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-10-16 Jan Böker , Louis Härtel , Nina Runde , Tim Seppelt , Christoph Standke

A graph $G$ is perfectly divisible if every induced subgraph $H$ of $G$ contains a set $X$ of vertices such that $X$ meets all largest cliques of $H$, and $X$ induces a perfect graph. The chromatic number of a perfectly divisible graph $G$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Chính T. Hoàng