Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. I. Odd holes

An odd hole in a graph is an induced subgraph which is a cycle of odd length at least five. In 1985, A. Gyárfás made the conjecture that for all t there exists n such that every graph with no Kt subgraph and no odd hole is n-colourable. We prove this conjecture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scott, A, Seymour, P
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2015