Subcubic Brooks theorem: Endblock #
Part of the proof that a finite subcubic K₄-free graph is three-colourable.
theorem
BrooksSubcubic.good_triple_of_two_cut
{V : Type u_1}
[Fintype V]
(G : SimpleGraph V)
[DecidableRel G.Adj]
(hreg : ∀ (v : V), G.degree v = 3)
(hnocut : ∀ (z : V), (SimpleGraph.induce {z}ᶜ G).Connected)
(a₀ y w : V)
(hay : a₀ ≠ y)
(hw : w ∉ {a₀, y})
(hcut : ¬(SimpleGraph.induce {a₀, y}ᶜ G).Connected)
:
Lovász's endblock case: in a cubic graph with no cut vertex, if some pair {a₀,y}
separates the graph, an end component supplies a good triple.