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On bounding the difference between the maximum degree and the chromatic number by a constant
We provide a finite forbidden induced subgraph characterization for the graph
class , for all , which is defined as
follows. A graph is in if for any induced subgraph, holds, where is the maximum degree and is the
chromatic number of the subgraph.
We compare these results with those given in [O. Schaudt, V. Weil, On
bounding the difference between the maximum degree and the clique number,
Graphs and Combinatorics 31(5), 1689-1702 (2015). DOI:
10.1007/s00373-014-1468-3], where we studied the graph class , for
, whose graphs are such that for any induced subgraph,
holds, where denotes the clique number of
a graph. In particular, we give a characterization in terms of
and of those graphs where the neighborhood of every vertex is
perfect.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Homogeneous sets, clique-separators, critical graphs, and optimal -binding functions
Given a set of graphs, let be the optimal -binding function of
the class of -free graphs, that is,
In this paper, we combine the
two decomposition methods by homogeneous sets and clique-separators in order to
determine optimal -binding functions for subclasses of -free graphs
and of -free graphs. In particular, we prove the following
for each :
(i)
(ii) $\
f_{\{P_5,co-banner\}}^\star(\omega)=f^\star_{\{2K_2\}}(\omega)\in\mathcal{O}(\omega^2),\
f_{\{C_5,C_7,\ldots,banner\}}^\star(\omega)=f^\star_{\{C_5,3K_1\}}(\omega)\notin
\mathcal{O}(\omega),\ f_{\{P_5,C_4\}}^\star(\omega)=\lceil(5\omega-1)/4\rceil.G\chi(G)>\chi(G-u)u\in V(G)(P_5,banner)$-free graphs
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