Coloring squares of planar graphs with small maximum degree

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For a graph $G$, by $\chi_2(G)$ we denote the minimum integer $k$, such that there is $k$-coloring of vertices $G$ in which at distance most 2 receive distinct colors. Equivalently, chromatic number square $G$. In 1977 Wegner conjectured if planar and has maximum degree $\Delta$, then $\chi_2(G) \leq 7$ $\Delta 3$, \Delta+5$ $4 \Delta 7$, $\lfloor 3\Delta/2 \rfloor +1$ \geq 8$. Despite extensive work, known upper bounds are quite far from ones, especially for small values $\Delta$. this work show every with $\Delta$ it holds 3\Delta+4$. This result provides best bound $6 14$.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1234-3099', '2083-5892']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7151/dmgt.2472