Some Cases of Erdős-Lovász Tihany Conjecture Open Access

Tariq, Juvaria (Summer 2024)

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The Erd\H{o}s-Lov\'asz Tihany Conjecture states that any $G$ with chromatic number $\chi(G) = s + t - 1 > \omega(G)$, with $s,t \geq 2$ can be split into two vertex-disjoint subgraphs of chromatic number $s, t$ respectively. We prove this conjecture for pairs $(s, t)$ if $t \leq s + 2$, whenever $G$ has a $K_s$, and for pairs $(s, t)$ if $t \leq 4 s - 3$, whenever $G$ contains a $K_s$ and is claw-free. We also prove the Erd\H{o}s Lov\'asz Tihany Conjecture for the pair $(3, 10)$ for claw-free graphs.

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1 Introduction

1.1 Notation and Definitions

1.2 Background

1.3 K_{\ell}-Critical Graphs

1.4 Results

1.5 Organization

2 Preliminary Lemmas

3 $K_{\ell}$-critical graphs with $\chi(G)\leq 2\ell +1$

4 Claw-Free Graphs

4.1 Claw-free Graphs with $\chi(G)\leq 5l-4$

4.2 Claw-free Graphs with $\chi(G)=12$

5 Summary and Future Research

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