Optimal $K_t$-free list colorings and the Pollyanna property of graphs with no triangular wheel

A wheel consists of an induced cycle of length at least four and a vertex with at least three neighbors on the cycle. Let $\cal T$ be the class of graphs with no wheel containing a triangle. We prove that, for every $G\in\cal T$ and every integer $t\ge3$, the $K_t$-free chromatic and choice numbers both equal $\lceil{ω(G)/(t-1)}\rceil$. We further prove that $\cal T$ is $k$-strongly linear-Pollyanna for every integer $k\ge2$, and hence is linear-Pollyanna. In particular, the class of wheel-free graphs is Pollyanna, answering Problem 10.2 of Chudnovsky, Cook, Davies and Oum.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
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2026-10-26
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.35225
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Advanced Graph Theory Research
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Optimal $K_t$-free list colorings and the Pollyanna property of graphs with no triangular wheel

Rong Wu, Hongyang Wang
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Graph Theory Research
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Optimal $K_t$-free list colorings and the Pollyanna property of graphs with no triangular wheel

Rong Wu, Hongyang Wang
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Abstract

A wheel consists of an induced cycle of length at least four and a vertex with at least three neighbors on the cycle. Let $\cal T$ be the class of graphs with no wheel containing a triangle. We prove that, for every $G\in\cal T$ and every integer $t\ge3$, the $K_t$-free chromatic and choice numbers both equal $\lceil{ω(G)/(t-1)}\rceil$. We further prove that $\cal T$ is $k$-strongly linear-Pollyanna for every integer $k\ge2$, and hence is linear-Pollyanna. In particular, the class of wheel-free graphs is Pollyanna, answering Problem 10.2 of Chudnovsky, Cook, Davies and Oum.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Graph Theory Research
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Optimal $K_t$-free list colorings and the Pollyanna property of graphs with no triangular wheel — Rong Wu, Hongyang Wang · arXiv (Cornell University) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS