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Erdős problem 150

A minimal cut of a graph is a minimal set of vertices whose removal disconnects the graph. Let c(n)c(n) be the maximum number of minimal cuts a graph on nn vertices can have.

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Asked by Erdős and Nešetřil, who also ask whether c(3m+2)=3mc(3m+2)=3^m.

Note that the lower bound 1.4457α1.4457\leq \alpha of Gaspers and Mackenzie [GaMa18] provides a negative answer to the above question of Erdős and Nešetřil.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/150.leanErdos150.erdos_150.variants.erdos_nesetril1 lineExact file
False ↔ ∀ (m : ℕ), Erdos150.maxMinimalCuts (3 * m + 2) = 3 ^ m
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