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  • Vertex coloring (4K1, hole-...
    Dai, Yingjun; Foley, Angèle M.; Hoàng, Chính T.

    Theoretical computer science, 05/2022, Volume: 914
    Journal Article

    There has been recently keen interest in finding polynomial-time algorithms for the VERTEX COLORING problem for graphs G that are F-free for a given set F of graphs. If L is a set of four-vertex graphs, then the complexity of VERTEX COLORING for L-free graphs is known with three exceptions: L1 = {claw, 4K1}, L2 = {claw, 4K1, co-diamond}, and L3 = {4K1, C4}. In this paper, we study a problem arising from the class L3. A hole is an induced cycle with at least four vertices. A hole-twin is the graph obtained from a hole by adding a vertex that forms true twins with some vertex of the hole. A 5-wheel is the graph obtained from a C5 by adding a vertex that is adjacent to all vertices of the C5. We prove that a (4K1, hole-twin, 5-wheel)-free graph is perfect or has bounded clique width. As consequence we obtain a polynomial time algorithm for VERTEX COLORING for (4K1, hole-twin, 5-wheel)-free graphs.