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4 claims from 2 papers

1. Mathematics › Limits and Structures in Graph Theory

   Induced subgraph density. VII. The five‐vertex path

   Nguyen, Scott and Seymour · Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society · 2026

   The paper proves the Erdős-Hajnal conjecture for the five-vertex path, completing the check of this property for all five-vertex graphs, by combining probabilistic and structural methods.

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   1. UncheckedEvery graph with n vertices and no induced five-vertex path has a clique or stable set of size at least n^c, for some fixed c>0.“We prove the Erdős-Hajnal conjecture for the five-vertex path $P_5$; that is, there exists $c>0$ such that every $n$-vertex graph with no induced $P_5$ has a clique or stable set of size at least $n^c$.”
   2. UncheckedWith the five-vertex path settled, the Erdős-Hajnal property is now verified for every graph on five vertices.“This completes the verification of the Erdős-Hajnal property of all five-vertex graphs.”

2. Mathematics › Limits and Structures in Graph Theory

   Induced Ramsey-type theorems

   Fox and Sudakov · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2007

   The paper gives a unified approach to Ramsey-type theorems for graphs with a forbidden induced subgraph, extending earlier results and also showing that pseudo-random graphs have strong induced Ramsey properties.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper's proofs rest on a simple lemma that can stand in for Szemerédi's regularity lemma and, as the authors state, gives much better bounds.“The proofs are based on a simple lemma (generalizing one by Graham, Rodl, and Rucinski) that can be used as a replacement for Szemeredi's regularity lemma, thereby giving much better bounds.”
   2. UncheckedThe paper's approach can also be used to show that pseudo-random graphs have strong induced Ramsey properties.“The same approach can be also used to show that pseudo-random graphs have strong induced Ramsey properties.”