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Large Induced Subgraphs with All Degrees Odd

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2008

A. D. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge, England

Abstract

We prove that every connected graph of order n ≥ 2 has an induced subgraph with all degrees odd of order at least cn/log n, where cis a constant. We also give a bound in terms of chromatic number, and resolve the analogous problem for random graphs.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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