Coloring Square-free Berge Graphs
Maria Chudnovsky, Irene Lo, Frederic Maffray, Nicolas Trotignon,, Kristina Vuskovic

TL;DR
This paper introduces a polynomial-time algorithm for optimally coloring a specific class of Berge graphs that lack chordless cycles of length four, advancing graph coloring theory.
Contribution
It provides the first purely graph-theoretical polynomial-time coloring algorithm for square-free Berge graphs.
Findings
Optimal coloring achieved in polynomial time
Algorithm applies to square-free Berge graphs
Advances understanding of graph coloring complexity
Abstract
We consider the class of Berge graphs that do not contain a chordless cycle of length . We present a purely graph-theoretical algorithm that produces an optimal coloring in polynomial time for every graph in that class.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Graph Theory Research · Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems · Graph theory and applications
