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On a rainbow version of Dirac's theorem

Combinatorics 2023-09-07 v3

Abstract

For a collection G={G1,,Gs}\mathbf{G}=\{G_1,\dots, G_s\} of not necessarily distinct graphs on the same vertex set VV, a graph HH with vertices in VV is a G\mathbf{G}-transversal if there exists a bijection ϕ:E(H)[s]\phi:E(H)\rightarrow [s] such that eE(Gϕ(e))e\in E(G_{\phi(e)}) for all eE(H)e\in E(H). We prove that for V=s3|V|=s\geq 3 and δ(Gi)s/2\delta(G_i)\geq s/2 for each i[s]i\in [s], there exists a G\mathbf{G}-transversal that is a Hamilton cycle. This confirms a conjecture of Aharoni. We also prove an analogous result for perfect matchings.

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@article{arxiv.1910.01281,
  title  = {On a rainbow version of Dirac's theorem},
  author = {Felix Joos and Jaehoon Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.01281},
  year   = {2023}
}
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