Degree-list Kempe equivalence for 3-connected graphs

In a proper coloring, a Kempe change interchanges two colors on a connected component of the subgraph they induce. For a fixed list assignment $L$, a Kempe change is $L$-valid if it transforms an $L$-coloring into another $L$-coloring. We prove that if $G$ is a $3$-connected graph other than a complete graph or the triangular prism, and $L$ is a list assignment with $|L(v)|\ge d_G(v)$ for every vertex $v$, then $G$ has a proper $L$-coloring and any two such colorings can be transformed into one another by a finite sequence of $L$-valid Kempe changes. This proves a conjecture of Chakraborty, Feghali and Mahmoud.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-10-26
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.35701
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Advanced Graph Theory Research
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Degree-list Kempe equivalence for 3-connected graphs

Hongyang Wang
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Graph Theory Research
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Degree-list Kempe equivalence for 3-connected graphs

Hongyang Wang
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Abstract

In a proper coloring, a Kempe change interchanges two colors on a connected component of the subgraph they induce. For a fixed list assignment $L$, a Kempe change is $L$-valid if it transforms an $L$-coloring into another $L$-coloring. We prove that if $G$ is a $3$-connected graph other than a complete graph or the triangular prism, and $L$ is a list assignment with $|L(v)|\ge d_G(v)$ for every vertex $v$, then $G$ has a proper $L$-coloring and any two such colorings can be transformed into one another by a finite sequence of $L$-valid Kempe changes. This proves a conjecture of Chakraborty, Feghali and Mahmoud.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Graph Theory Research
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