Subdivided graphs preserve interval colorability

Let GG be a simple graph. Write S(G)S(G) for the graph obtained by subdividing every edge of GG once, and let N\mathfrak{N} denote the class of graphs admitting an interval coloring.

Subdivision conjecture. If GNG\in \mathfrak{N}, then

S(G)N.S(G)\in \mathfrak{N}.

This would generalize the known result that the subdivision of every regular graph belongs to N\mathfrak{N}; the statement for general simple graphs is posed as an interesting open problem.

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Petros A. Petrosyan and Hrant H. Khachatrian, “Interval non-edge-colorable bipartite graphs and multigraphs”, arXiv:1301.3811 (2013).

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