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6 papers

math.CO2025

Induced subgraphs and tree decompositions XI. Local structure in even-hole-free graphs of large treewidth

Bogdan Alecu, Maria Chudnovsky, Sepehr Hajebi +1

We prove a conjecture of Sintiari and Trotignon that every even-hole-free graph of sufficiently large treewidth contains a four-vertex induced subgraph with at least five edges (th…

math.CO2025

Induced subgraphs and tree decompositions X. Towards logarithmic treewidth for even-hole-free graphs

Tara Abrishami, Bogdan Alecu, Maria Chudnovsky +2

A generalized -pyramid is a graph obtained from a certain kind of tree (a subdivided star or a subdivided cubic caterpillar) and the line graph of a subdivided cubic caterpillar…

math.CO2025

Every Graph is Essential to Large Treewidth

Bogdan Alecu, Édouard Bonnet, Pedro Bureo Villafana +1

We show that for every graph , there is a hereditary weakly sparse graph class of unbounded treewidth such that the -free (i.e., excluding as an induced su…

math.CO2025

Induced subgraphs and tree decompositions IX. Grid theorem for perforated graphs

Bogdan Alecu, Maria Chudnovsky, Sepehr Hajebi +1

The celebrated Erdős-Pósa Theorem, in one formulation, asserts that for every , graphs with no subgraph (or equivalently, minor) isomorphic to the disjoint union of

math.CO2025

Induced subgraphs and tree decompositions XII. Grid theorem for pinched graphs

Bogdan Alecu, Maria Chudnovsky, Sepehr Hajebi +1

Given an integer , we say a graph is -pinched if does not contain an induced subgraph consisting of cycles, all going through a single common vertex…

math.CO2024

Induced subgraphs and tree decompositions XIII. Basic obstructions in -free graphs for finite

Bogdan Alecu, Maria Chudnovsky, Sepehr Hajebi +1

Unlike minors, the induced subgraph obstructions to bounded treewidth come in a large variety, including, for every , the -basic obstructions: the graphs and…