The deletion-normality conjecture for non-complete graphs
The deletion-normality conjecture for non-complete graphs
For a graph , an -deletion-saturated graph is an -free graph with such that, for every , the graph is not -free. A graph is deletion-normal if there exists an -deletion-saturated graph. Likewise, is addition-normal if there exists an -free graph with such that is not -free for every . Deletion-normality conjecture. Every non-complete graph is deletion-normal. Equivalently, every non-edgeless graph is addition-normal. Complete graphs on at least two vertices are the only graphs currently known not to be deletion-normal, while edgeless graphs on at least two vertices are the only graphs currently known not to be addition-normal; the conjecture is proved for several classes, including complete bipartite graphs with unequal part sizes, triangle-free unicyclic graphs, graphs with two leaves at distance at most three, and line graphs of trees.
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Xinyue Fan, Sahab Hajebi, Sepehr Hajebi and Sophie Spirkl, “Asymmetric induced saturation”, arXiv:2606.24763 (2026).
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