- Erdős–Burr conjecture
Let "G" be a simple graph.It follows from
Ramsey's theorem that there exists a least integer , the Ramsey number of "G", such that anycomplete graph on at least vertices whose edges are coloured red or blue contains a monochromatic copy of "G".In 1973, Erdős and Burr made the following conjecture:
:For every integer "p" there exists a constant so that any graph "G" on "n" vertices in which every subgraph has a vertex of maximum degree at most "p", has its Ramsey number bounded by
This conjecture has been settled in some special cases:
* for "p"-arrangeable graphs, which includes graphs with bounded maximum degree, planar graphs and graphs with no subdivision of ;
* for subdivided graphs.ee also
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