On the maximum number of cycles in a planar graph

Let G be a graph on p vertices with q edges and let r = q ? p = 1. We show that G has at most cycles. We also show that if G is planar, then G has at most 2^{r ? 1} = o(2^{r ? 1}) cycles. The planar result is best possible in the sense that any prism, that is, the Cartesian product of a cycle and a path with one edge, has more than 2^{r ? 1} cycles. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Graph Theory 57: 255–264, 2008     

图的平面Turán数和平面anti-Ramsey数

在所有顶点数为$n$且不包含图$G$作为子图的平面图中,具有最多边数的图的边数称为图$G$的平面Turán数,记为$ex_{_\mathcal{P}}（n,G）$。给定正整数$n$以及平面图$H$,用$\mathcal{T}_n （H）$来表示所有顶点数为$n$且不包含$H$作为子图的平面三角剖分图所组成的图集合。设图集合$\mathcal{T}_n （H）$中的任意平面三角剖分图的任意$k$边染色都不包含彩虹子图$H$,则称满足上述条件的$k$的最大值为图$H$的平面anti-Ramsey数,记作$ar_{_\mathcal{P}}（n,H）$。两类问题的研究均始于2015年左右,至今已经引起了广泛关注。全面地综述两类问题的主要研究成果,以及一些公开问题。     

On the 3-colorability of planar graphs without 4-, 7- and 9-cycles

In this paper, we mainly prove that planar graphs without 4-, 7- and 9-cycles are 3-colorable.     

Structural properties and edge choosability of planar graphs without 4-cycles

Some structural properties of planar graphs without 4-cycles are investigated. By the structural properties, it is proved that every planar graph G without 4-cycles is edge-(Δ(G)+1)-choosable, which perfects the result given by Zhang and Wu: If G is a planar graph without 4-cycles, then G is edge-t-choosable, where t=7 if Δ(G)=5, and otherwise t=Δ(G)+1.     

Edge choosability and total choosability of planar graphs with no 3-cycles adjacent 4-cycles

Two cycles are said to be adjacent if they share a common edge. Let G be a planar graph without triangles adjacent 4-cycles. We prove that if Δ(G)≥6, and and if Δ(G)≥8, where and denote the list edge chromatic number and list total chromatic number of G, respectively.     

The maximum size of hypergraphs without generalized 4-cycles

Let fr(n) be the maximum number of edges in an r-uniform hypergraph on n vertices that does not contain four distinct edges A, B, C, D with A∪B=C∪D and A∩B=C∩D=∅. This problem was stated by Erd?s [P. Erd?s, Problems and results in combinatorial analysis, Congr. Numer. 19 (1977) 3-12]. It can be viewed as a generalization of the Turán problem for the 4-cycle to hypergraphs.Let . Füredi [Z. Füredi, Hypergraphs in which all disjoint pairs have distinct unions, Combinatorica 4 (1984) 161-168] observed that ?r?1 and conjectured that this is equality for every r?3. The best known upper bound ?r?3 was proved by Mubayi and Verstraëte [D. Mubayi, J. Verstraëte, A hypergraph extension of the bipartite Turán problem, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 106 (2004) 237-253]. Here we improve this bound. Namely, we show that for every r?3, and ?₃?13/9. In particular, it follows that ?r→1 as r→∞.     

Listing all the minimal separators of a 3-connected planar graph

We present an efficient algorithm that lists the minimal separators of a 3-connected planar graph in O(n) per separator.     

Upper bounds on the linear chromatic number of a graph

A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is linear if the graph induced by the vertices of any two color classes is a union of vertex-disjoint paths. The linear chromatic number of G is the smallest number of colors in a linear coloring of G.Let G be a graph with maximum degree Δ(G). In this paper we prove the following results: (1) ; (2) if Δ(G)≤4; (3) if Δ(G)≤5; (4) if G is planar and Δ(G)≥52.     

A note on the maximum number of triangles in a C5-free graph

We prove that the maximum number of triangles in a -free graph on vertices is at most , improving an estimate of Alon and Shikhelman.