Colouring of (P3UP2)-free graphs
arXiv:1610.07177 · doi:10.1007/s00373-017-1870-8
Abstract
The class of 2K2-free graphs and its various subclasses have been studied in a variety of contexts. In this paper, we are concerned with the colouring of (P3UP2)-free graphs, a super class of 2K2-free graphs. We derive a O(w^3) upper bound for the chromatic number of (P3UP2)-free graphs, and sharper bounds for (P3UP2), diamond)-free graphs, where w denotes the clique number. By applying similar proof techniques we obtain chromatic bounds for (2K2, diamond)-free graphs. The last two classes are perfect if w >=5 and >= 4 respectively.
12 pages, 6 figures, 1 table