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OPG-586
Open

Pebbling a cartesian product

We let $p(G)$ denote the pebbling number of a graph $G$. Conjecture $p(G_1 \Box G_2) \le p(G_1) p(G_2)$....

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Graph Theory
OPG-804
Open

Edge Reconstruction Conjecture

Conjecture Every simple graph with at least 4 edges is reconstructible from it's edge deleted subgraphs...

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Graph Theory
OPG-36879
Open

Shannon capacity of the seven-cycle

Problem What is the Shannon capacity of $C_7$?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-37089
Open

Shuffle-Exchange Conjecture (graph-theoretic form)

Given integers $k,n \ge 2$, the 2-stage Shuffle-Exchange graph/network, denoted $\text{SE}(k,n)$, is the simple $k$-regular bipartite graph with the o...

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Graph Theory
OPG-37210
Open

Beneš Conjecture (graph-theoretic form)

Problem ( $\dag$ ) Find a sufficient condition for a straight $\ell$-stage graph to be rearrangeable. In particular, what about a straight uniform gra...

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Graph Theory
OPG-37316
Open

Vertex Coloring of graph fractional powers

Conjecture Let $G$ be a graph and $k$ be a positive integer. The $k-$ power of $G$, denoted by $G^k$, is defined on the vertex set $V(G)$, by connecti...

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Graph Theory
OPG-48368
Open

Are almost all graphs determined by their spectrum?

Problem Are almost all graphs uniquely determined by the spectrum of their adjacency matrix?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-60027
Open

3-Decomposition Conjecture

Conjecture (3-Decomposition Conjecture) Every connected cubic graph $G$ has a decomposition into a spanning tree, a family of cycles and a matching....

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Graph Theory
OPG-60029
Open

Cycle Double Covers Containing Predefined 2-Regular Subgraphs

Conjecture Let $G$ be a $2$-connected cubic graph and let $S$ be a $2$-regular subgraph such that $G-E(S)$ is connected. Then $G$ has a cycle double c...

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Graph Theory
OPG-60030
Open

Monochromatic vertex colorings inherited from Perfect Matchings

Conjecture For which values of $n$ and $d$ are there bi-colored graphs on $n$ vertices and $d$ different colors with the property that all the $d$ mon...

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Graph Theory
OPG-60039
Open

Sidorenko's Conjecture

Conjecture For any bipartite graph $H$ and graph $G$, the number of homomorphisms from $H$ to $G$ is at least $\left(\frac{2|E(G)|}{|V(G)|^2}\right)^{...

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Graph Theory
OPG-60046
Open

3-Edge-Coloring Conjecture

Conjecture Suppose $G$ with $|V(G)|>2$ is a connected cubic graph admitting a $3$-edge coloring. Then there is an edge $e \in E(G)$ such that the cubi...

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Graph Theory
OPG-160
Open

57-regular Moore graph?

Question Does there exist a 57-regular graph with diameter 2 and girth 5?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-161
Open

Hamiltonian paths and cycles in vertex transitive graphs

Problem Does every connected vertex-transitive graph have a Hamiltonian path?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-345
Open

Triangle free strongly regular graphs

Problem Is there an eighth triangle free strongly regular graph?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-372
Open

Ramsey properties of Cayley graphs

Conjecture There exists a fixed constant $c$ so that every abelian group $G$ has a subset $S \subseteq G$ with $-S = S$ so that the Cayley graph ${\ma...

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Graph Theory
OPG-824
Open

Cores of strongly regular graphs

Question Does every strongly regular graph have either itself or a complete graph as a core?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-801
Open

Nearly spanning regular subgraphs

Conjecture For every $\epsilon > 0$ and every positive integer $k$, there exists $r_0 = r_0(\epsilon,k)$ so that every simple $r$-regular graph $G$ wi...

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Graph Theory
OPG-138
Open

The circular embedding conjecture

Conjecture Every 2-connected graph may be embedded in a surface so that the boundary of each face is a cycle....

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Graph Theory
OPG-139
Open

(m,n)-cycle covers

Conjecture Every bridgeless graph has a (5,2)-cycle-cover....

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Graph Theory
OPG-140
Open

Faithful cycle covers

Conjecture If $G = (V,E)$ is a graph, $p: E \rightarrow {\mathbb Z}$ is admissable, and $p(e)$ is even for every $e \in E(G)$, then $(G,p)$ has a fait...

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Graph Theory
OPG-141
Open

Decomposing eulerian graphs

Conjecture If $G$ is a 6-edge-connected Eulerian graph and $P$ is a 2-transition system for $G$, then $(G,P)$ has a compaible decomposition....

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Graph Theory
OPG-385
Open

Barnette's Conjecture

Conjecture Every 3-connected cubic planar bipartite graph is Hamiltonian....

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Graph Theory
OPG-480
Open

r-regular graphs are not uniquely hamiltonian.

Conjecture If $G$ is a finite $r$-regular graph, where $r > 2$, then $G$ is not uniquely hamiltonian....

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Graph Theory
OPG-485
Open

Hamiltonian cycles in line graphs

Conjecture Every 4-connected line graph is hamiltonian....

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Graph Theory
OPG-700
Open

Chords of longest cycles

Conjecture If $G$ is a 3-connected graph, every longest cycle in $G$ has a chord....

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Graph Theory
OPG-2095
Open

Hamiltonicity of Cayley graphs

Question Is every Cayley graph Hamiltonian?...

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Graph Theory
OPG-37241
Open

Strong 5-cycle double cover conjecture

Conjecture Let $C$ be a circuit in a bridgeless cubic graph $G$. Then there is a five cycle double cover of $G$ such that $C$ is a subgraph of one of ...

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Graph Theory
OPG-153
Open

Highly connected graphs with no K_n minor

Problem Is it true for all $n \ge 0$, that every sufficiently large $n$-connected graph without a $K_n$ minor has a set of $n-5$ vertices whose deleti...

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Graph Theory
OPG-154
Open

Jorgensen's Conjecture

Conjecture Every 6-connected graph without a $K_6$ minor is apex (planar plus one vertex)....

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Graph Theory
OPG-729
Open

Seagull problem

Conjecture Every $n$ vertex graph with no independent set of size $3$ has a complete graph on $\ge \frac{n}{2}$ vertices as a minor....

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Graph Theory
OPG-46583
Open

Decomposing a connected graph into paths.

Conjecture Every simple connected graph on $n$ vertices can be decomposed into at most $\frac{1}{2}(n+1)$ paths....

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Graph Theory
OPG-170
Open

Linial-Berge path partition duality

Conjecture The minimum $k$-norm of a path partition on a directed graph $D$ is no more than the maximal size of an induced $k$-colorable subgraph....

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Graph Theory
OPG-815
Open

Total Colouring Conjecture

Conjecture A total coloring of a graph $G = (V,E)$ is an assignment of colors to the vertices and the edges of $G$ such that every pair of adjacent ve...

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Graph Theory
OPG-143
Open

Petersen coloring conjecture

Conjecture Let $G$ be a cubic graph with no bridge. Then there is a coloring of the edges of $G$ using the edges of the Petersen graph so that any thr...

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Graph Theory
OPG-2110
Open

Edge list coloring conjecture

Conjecture Let $G$ be a loopless multigraph. Then the edge chromatic number of $G$ equals the list edge chromatic number of $G$....

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Graph Theory
OPG-2226
Open

Seymour's r-graph conjecture

An $r$-graph is an $r$-regular graph $G$ with the property that $|\delta(X)| \ge r$ for every $X \subseteq V(G)$ with odd size. Conjecture $\chi'(G) ...

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Graph Theory
OPG-2242
Open

Goldberg's conjecture

The overfull parameter is defined as follows: $$ w(G) = \max_{H \subseteq G} \left\lceil \frac{ |E(H)| }{ \lfloor \tfrac{1}{2} |V(H)| \rfloor} \right\...

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Graph Theory
OPG-167
Open

Pentagon problem

Question Let $G$ be a 3-regular graph that contains no cycle of length shorter than $g$. Is it true that for large enough~ $g$ there is a homomorphism...

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Graph Theory
OPG-412
Open

Mapping planar graphs to odd cycles

Conjecture Every planar graph of girth $\ge 4k$ has a homomorphism to $C_{2k+1}$....

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Graph Theory
OPG-439
Open

Graceful Tree Conjecture

Conjecture All trees are graceful...

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Graph Theory
OPG-127
Open

4-flow conjecture

Conjecture Every bridgeless graph with no Petersen minor has a nowhere-zero 4-flow....

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Graph Theory
OPG-128
Open

3-flow conjecture

Conjecture Every 4-edge-connected graph has a nowhere-zero 3-flow....

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Graph Theory
OPG-130
Open

Jaeger's modular orientation conjecture

Conjecture Every $4k$-edge-connected graph can be oriented so that ${\mathit indegree}(v) - {\mathit outdegree}(v) \cong 0$ (mod $2k+1$ ) for every ve...

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Graph Theory
OPG-131
Open

Bouchet's 6-flow conjecture

Conjecture Every bidirected graph with a nowhere-zero $k$-flow for some $k$, has a nowhere-zero $6$-flow....

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Graph Theory
OPG-171
Open

Strong colorability

Let $r$ be a positive integer. We say that a graph $G$ is strongly $r$-colorable if for every partition of the vertices to sets of size at most $r$ th...

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Graph Theory
OPG-335
Open

Reed's omega, delta, and chi conjecture

For a graph $G$, we define $\Delta(G)$ to be the maximum degree, $\omega(G)$ to be the size of the largest clique subgraph, and $\chi(G)$ to be the ch...

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Graph Theory
OPG-550
Open

Coloring and immersion

Conjecture For every positive integer $t$, every (loopless) graph $G$ with $\chi(G) \ge t$ immerses $K_t$....

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Graph Theory
OPG-616
Open

Coloring the Odd Distance Graph

The Odd Distance Graph, denoted ${\mathcal O}$, is the graph with vertex set ${\mathbb R}^2$ and two points adjacent if the distance between them is a...

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Graph Theory
OPG-771
Open

Partial List Coloring

Conjecture Let $G$ be a simple graph with $n$ vertices and list chromatic number $\chi_\ell(G)$. Suppose that $0\leq t\leq \chi_\ell$ and each vertex ...

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Graph Theory
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