Erdős problem 593
Which finite triple systems occur in every triple system of uncountable chromatic number? The claimed characterization: exactly those that, after removing isolated vertices, are linear, have every hyperedge-node of their Levi graph meeting a bridge, and have every Berge cycle even.
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593.lean
Retained formal statement
Graph analogue — no odd cycle is obligatory (Erdős–Galvin–Hajnal [EGH75]): For every odd , there exists a graph with chromatic cardinal that contains no cycle of length . This shows the class of obligatory graphs is strictly smaller than all finite graphs.
True ↔ ∀ (k : ℕ), Odd k → 3 ≤ k → ∃ V G, G.chromaticCardinal = Cardinal.aleph 1 ∧ IsEmpty (SimpleGraph.cycleGraph k →g G)SolvedStatement only, no proof