Ohba's Conjecture is True for Graphs K(t+2,3,2,(k-t-2),1*t

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2015-04-14
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AgraphGiscalledchromatic-choosableifitschoicenumberisequaltoitschromaticnumber,namelych(G)=χ(G).Ohba’sconjecturestatesthateverygraphGwith2χ(G)+1orfewerverticesischromaticchoosable.ItisclearthatOhba’sconjectureistrueifandonlyifitistrueforcompletemultipartitegraphs.Recently,Kostochka,StiebitzandWoodallshowedthatOhba’sconjectureholdsforcompletemultipartitegraphswithpartitesizeatmostfive.Butthecompletemultipartitegraphswithnorestrictionontheirpartitesize,forwhichOhba’sconjecturehasbeenverifiedarenothingmorethanthegraphsKt+3,2*(k-t-1),1*tbyEnotomoetal.,andKt+2,3,2*(k-t-2),1*tfort≤4byShenetal..Inthispaper,usingtheconceptoff-choosable(orL0-size-choosable)ofgraphs,weshowthatOhba’sconjectureisalsotrueforthegraphsKt+2,3,2*(k-t-2),1*twhent≥5.Thus,Ohba’sconjectureistrueforgraphsKt+2,3,2*(k-t-2),1*tforallintegerst≥1.