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A note on ∆-critical graphs

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A k-critical graph is a k-chromatic graph whose proper subgraphs are all (k − 1)colourable. An old open problem due to Borodin and Kostochka asserts that for k ≥ 9, no k-critical graph G with k = ∆(G) exists, where ∆(G) denotes the maximum degree of G. We show that if a certain special list-colouring property holds for every 8-critical graph with ∆ = 8 (which is true for the apparently only known example) then the Borodin-Kostochka Conjecture holds. We also briefly survey constructions of ∆-critical graphs with ∆ ≤ 8, highlighting the apparent scarcity of such graphs once ∆ exceeds 6.
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hal-03840737 , version 1 (06-11-2022)

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Penny Haxell, Reza Naserasr. A note on ∆-critical graphs. 2022. ⟨hal-03840737⟩
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