A Menger-type theorem for two induced paths

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Main Authors: Albrechtsen, Sandra, Huynh, Tony, Jacobs, Raphael W., Knappe, Paul, Wollan, Paul
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Published: 2023
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author Albrechtsen, Sandra
Huynh, Tony
Jacobs, Raphael W.
Knappe, Paul
Wollan, Paul
author_facet Albrechtsen, Sandra
Huynh, Tony
Jacobs, Raphael W.
Knappe, Paul
Wollan, Paul
contents We give an approximate Menger-type theorem for when a graph $G$ contains two $X-Y$ paths $P_1$ and $P_2$ such that $P_1 \cup P_2$ is an induced subgraph of $G$. More generally, we prove that there exists a function $f(d) \in O(d)$, such that for every graph $G$ and $X,Y \subseteq V(G)$, either there exist two $X-Y$ paths $P_1$ and $P_2$ such that the distance between $P_1$ and $P_2$ is at least $d$, or there exists $v \in V(G)$ such that the ball of radius $f(d)$ centered at $v$ intersects every $X-Y$ path.
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spellingShingle A Menger-type theorem for two induced paths
Albrechtsen, Sandra
Huynh, Tony
Jacobs, Raphael W.
Knappe, Paul
Wollan, Paul
Combinatorics
Discrete Mathematics
05C38, 90C27, 05C40, 05C12
We give an approximate Menger-type theorem for when a graph $G$ contains two $X-Y$ paths $P_1$ and $P_2$ such that $P_1 \cup P_2$ is an induced subgraph of $G$. More generally, we prove that there exists a function $f(d) \in O(d)$, such that for every graph $G$ and $X,Y \subseteq V(G)$, either there exist two $X-Y$ paths $P_1$ and $P_2$ such that the distance between $P_1$ and $P_2$ is at least $d$, or there exists $v \in V(G)$ such that the ball of radius $f(d)$ centered at $v$ intersects every $X-Y$ path.
title A Menger-type theorem for two induced paths
topic Combinatorics
Discrete Mathematics
05C38, 90C27, 05C40, 05C12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.04721