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Main Authors: Deniz, Zakir, Guler, Hakan
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04044
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author Deniz, Zakir
Guler, Hakan
author_facet Deniz, Zakir
Guler, Hakan
contents A total coloring of a graph $G$ is a coloring of the vertices and edges such that two adjacent or incident elements receive different colors. The minimum number of colors required for a total coloring of a graph $G$ is called the total chromatic number, denoted by $χ''(G)$. Let $G$ be a planar graph of maximum degree eight. It is known that $9\leq χ''(G) \leq 10$. We here prove that $χ''(G)=9$ when the graph does not contain any subgraph isomorphic to a $4$-fan.
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spellingShingle A sufficient condition for planar graphs with maximum degree eight to be totally 9-colorable
Deniz, Zakir
Guler, Hakan
Combinatorics
A total coloring of a graph $G$ is a coloring of the vertices and edges such that two adjacent or incident elements receive different colors. The minimum number of colors required for a total coloring of a graph $G$ is called the total chromatic number, denoted by $χ''(G)$. Let $G$ be a planar graph of maximum degree eight. It is known that $9\leq χ''(G) \leq 10$. We here prove that $χ''(G)=9$ when the graph does not contain any subgraph isomorphic to a $4$-fan.
title A sufficient condition for planar graphs with maximum degree eight to be totally 9-colorable
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04044