Erdős problem 760
The cochromatic number of , denoted by , is the minimum number of colours needed to colour the vertices of such that each colour class induces either a complete graph or independent set.
Sources
FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/
760.lean
Retained formal statement
A problem of Erdős and Gimbel, who proved that there must exist a subgraph with
∃ c > 0, ∀ (V : Type u_1) [Finite V] (G : SimpleGraph V) (m : ℕ), G.chromaticNumber = ↑m → ∃ H k, ↑k ≤ H.coe.cochromaticNumber ∧ c * √(↑m / Real.log ↑m) ≤ ↑kSolvedStatement only, no proof