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Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. XII. Distant stars

Abstract:
The Gy´arf´as-Sumner conjecture asserts that if H is a tree then every graph with bounded clique number and very large chromatic number contains H as an induced subgraph. This is still open, although it has been proved for a few simple families of trees, including trees of radius two, some special trees of radius three, and subdivided stars. These trees all have the property that their vertices of degree more than two are clustered quite closely together. In this paper, we prove the conjecture for two families of trees which do not have this restriction. As special cases, these families contain all double-ended brooms and two-legged caterpillars.
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10.1002/jgt.22450

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
Oxford college:
Merton College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-4489-5988



Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Journal of Graph Theory More from this journal
Volume:
92
Issue:
3
Pages:
237-254
Publication date:
2019-02-11
Acceptance date:
2018-12-19
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EISSN:
1097-0118
ISSN:
0364-9024


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pubs:953280
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uuid:c2452827-3632-4a7e-8997-e237897166a7
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pubs:953280
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953280
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2018-12-19

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