Abstract
Erdös and Hajnal [Discrete Math 25 (1989), 37-52] conjectured that, for any graph H, every graph on n vertices that does not have H as an induced subgraph contains a clique or a stable set of size nε(H) for some ε(H)>0. The Conjecture 1. known to be true for graphs H with |V(H)|<4. One of the two remaining open cases on five vertices is the case where H is a four-edge path, the other case being a cycle of length five. In this article we prove that every graph on n vertices that does not contain a four-edge path or the complement of a five-edge path as an induced subgraph contains either a clique or a stable set of size at least n1/6.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 449-472 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Journal of Graph Theory |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
- Geometry and Topology
Keywords
- Erdös-Hajnal conjecture
- forbidden induced subgraphs