Online Coloring for Graphs of Large Odd Girth

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Main Authors: Yoneda, Hirotaka, Yoneda, Masataka
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Published: 2026
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author Yoneda, Hirotaka
Yoneda, Masataka
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Yoneda, Masataka
contents We study the problem of online coloring for graphs with large odd girth. The best previously known algorithm uses $O(n^{1/2})$ colors, which was discovered by Kierstead in 1998. This algorithm works when the odd girth is 7 or more. In this paper, we provide the following: for every $\varepsilon > 0$, there exists a constant $g' \in \{3, 5, 7, \dots\}$ such that graphs with odd girth at least $g'$ can be deterministically colored online using $O(n^{\varepsilon})$ colors.
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spellingShingle Online Coloring for Graphs of Large Odd Girth
Yoneda, Hirotaka
Yoneda, Masataka
Data Structures and Algorithms
We study the problem of online coloring for graphs with large odd girth. The best previously known algorithm uses $O(n^{1/2})$ colors, which was discovered by Kierstead in 1998. This algorithm works when the odd girth is 7 or more. In this paper, we provide the following: for every $\varepsilon > 0$, there exists a constant $g' \in \{3, 5, 7, \dots\}$ such that graphs with odd girth at least $g'$ can be deterministically colored online using $O(n^{\varepsilon})$ colors.
title Online Coloring for Graphs of Large Odd Girth
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27690