Polynomial χ-bounds for forest-free graphs

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Let HH be a forest, and let GG be an HH-free graph, meaning that GG has no induced subgraph isomorphic to HH. Write χ(G)\chi(G) for its chromatic number and ω(G)\omega(G) for its clique number. Polynomial χ-bound conjecture for forest-free graphs. There exists a constant c>0c>0, depending on HH, such that

χ(G)ω(G)c\chi(G)\leq \omega(G)^c

for every HH-free graph GG. This conjecture is presented as a consequence of combining the Gyárfás–Sumner conjecture with Esperet's conjecture; the supplied text does not state whether it has been resolved.

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N. Rahimi and D. A. Mojdeh, “Towards Esperet's Conjecture: Polynomial χ-Bounds for Structured Graph Classes”, arXiv:2512.09186 (2025).

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