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Hadwiger Conjecture
Every graph with chromatic number $k$ has a $K_k$ minor (where $K_k$ is the complete graph on $k$ vertices)....
The Cycle Double Cover Conjecture
Every bridgeless graph has a cycle double cover: a collection of cycles that covers each edge exactly twice....
The Dynamics of Networks
Develop high-dimensional mathematics to model and predict behavior in large-scale distributed networks....
The Erdős-Faber-Lovász Conjecture (Hypergraph Version)
For any linear hypergraph with $n$ edges, each of size $n$, can the vertices be colored with $n$ colors such that no edge is monochromatic?...
The List Coloring Conjecture
For every graph $G$, is the list chromatic number equal to the chromatic number?...
Cycle Double Cover Conjecture
Does every bridgeless graph have a collection of cycles covering each edge exactly twice?...
Lovász Conjecture
Does every finite connected vertex-transitive graph have a Hamiltonian path?...
Hadwiger–Nelson Problem
What is the chromatic number of the plane with unit distance graph coloring?...
Brouwer's Conjecture on Graph Laplacians
Can the sum of eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix of a graph be bounded by the number of edges?...
Graham's Pebbling Conjecture
Is the pebbling number of the Cartesian product of two graphs at least the product of their pebbling numbers?...
Meyniel's Conjecture on Cop Number
Is the cop number of a connected n-vertex graph $O(\sqrt{n})$?...
1-Factorization Conjecture
Does every k-regular graph on 2n vertices admit a 1-factorization when k ≥ n (or k ≥ n-1 for even n)?...
Perfect 1-Factorization Conjecture
Does every complete graph on an even number of vertices admit a perfect 1-factorization?...
Cereceda's Conjecture
For k-degenerate graphs, can any (k+2)-coloring be transformed to any other in polynomial steps via single-vertex recolorings?...
Gyárfás-Sumner Conjecture
Is every graph class defined by excluding one fixed tree as an induced subgraph χ-bounded?...
Jaeger's Petersen Coloring Conjecture
Does every bridgeless cubic graph have a cycle-continuous mapping to the Petersen graph?...
List Coloring Conjecture
For every graph, does the list chromatic index equal the chromatic index?...
Overfull Conjecture
Is a graph with maximum degree Δ(G) ≥ n/3 in class 2 if and only if it has an overfull subgraph with the same maximum degree?...
Total Coloring Conjecture
Is the total chromatic number of every graph at most Δ + 2, where Δ is the maximum degree?...
Albertson Conjecture
Can the crossing number of a graph be lower-bounded by the crossing number of a complete graph with the same chromatic number?...
Harborth's Conjecture
Can every planar graph be drawn with integer edge lengths?...
Negami's Conjecture
Does every graph with a planar cover have a projective-plane embedding?...
Turán's Brick Factory Problem
What is the minimum crossing number of the complete bipartite graph $K_{m,n}$?...
Guy's Crossing Number Conjecture
Is the crossing number of the complete graph $K_n$ equal to the value given by Guy's formula?...
Universal Point Sets
Do planar graphs have universal point sets of subquadratic size?...
Conference Graph Existence
Does there exist a conference graph for every number of vertices $v > 1$ where $v \equiv 1 \pmod{4}$ and v is an odd sum of two squares?...
Conway's 99-Graph Problem
Does there exist a strongly regular graph with parameters (99,14,1,2)?...
Degree Diameter Problem
For given maximum degree d and diameter k, what is the largest possible number of vertices in a graph?...
Barnette's Conjecture
Does every cubic bipartite three-connected planar graph have a Hamiltonian cycle?...
Chvátal's Toughness Conjecture
Is there a constant t such that every t-tough graph is Hamiltonian?...
Cycle Double Cover Conjecture
Does every bridgeless graph have a collection of cycles that covers each edge exactly twice?...
Erdős-Gyárfás Conjecture
Does every graph with minimum degree 3 contain cycles of lengths that are powers of 2?...
Linear Arboricity Conjecture
Can every graph with maximum degree Δ be decomposed into at most ⌈(Δ+1)/2⌉ linear forests?...
Lovász Conjecture
Does every finite connected vertex-transitive graph contain a Hamiltonian path?...
Oberwolfach Problem
For which 2-regular graphs H can the complete graph be decomposed into edge-disjoint copies of H?...
Sumner's Conjecture
Does every (2n-2)-vertex tournament contain every n-vertex oriented tree?...
Tuza's Conjecture
Can the edges of any graph be covered by at most 2ν triangles, where ν is the maximum size of a triangle packing?...
Unfriendly Partition Conjecture
Does every countable graph admit a partition where every vertex has at least as many neighbors outside its part as inside?...
Zarankiewicz Problem
What is the maximum number of edges in a bipartite graph on (m,n) vertices with no complete bipartite subgraph $K_{s,t}$?...
Vizing's Conjecture
For the Cartesian product of graphs $G \square H$, is the domination number at least $\gamma(G) \cdot \gamma(H)$?...
Hamiltonian Decomposition of Hypergraphs
Do complete k-uniform hypergraphs admit Hamiltonian decompositions into tight cycles?...
Characterization of Word-Representable Planar Graphs
Characterize which planar graphs are word-representable....
Word-Representable Graphs: Forbidden Subgraph Characterization
Characterize word-representable graphs in terms of forbidden induced subgraphs....
Word-Representable Near-Triangulations
Characterize word-representable near-triangulations containing K₄....
Line Graphs of Non-Word-Representable Graphs
Is the line graph of a non-word-representable graph always non-word-representable?...
Translating Graph Problems to Word Problems
Which hard graph problems can be efficiently solved by translating graphs to their word representations?...
Implicit Graph Conjecture
Do slowly-growing hereditary graph families admit implicit representations?...
Ryser's Conjecture
For r-partite r-uniform hypergraphs, is the vertex cover number at most (r-1) times the matching number?...
Second Neighborhood Problem
Does every oriented graph have a vertex with at least as many vertices at distance 2 as at distance 1?...
Woodall's Conjecture
Is the minimum dicut size equal to the maximum number of disjoint dijoins in a directed graph?...