Coloring $(P_6,C_4)$-free graphs with $Δ- 1$ colors

2026-07-14

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This work proposes a novel framework based on adaptive feature fusion and contrastive learning to address the limited generalization of existing methods in complex scenarios. By dynamically integrating multi-scale semantic information and introducing a task-aware contrastive loss, the approach significantly enhances model robustness under distribution shifts. Extensive experiments demonstrate that the proposed framework consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods across multiple benchmark datasets, achieving an average accuracy improvement of 3.2% while exhibiting superior cross-domain transferability. This study offers a new perspective for improving the generalization capability of visual models and releases the source code to facilitate future research.

Abstract

For a graph $G$, let $Δ(G)$, $ω(G)$, and $χ(G)$ denote the maximum degree, clique number, and chromatic number of $G$, respectively. Let $P_n$ and $C_n$ denote the chordless path and chordless cycle on $n$ vertices, respectively. In this paper, we prove that every $(P_6,C_4)$-free graph $G$ with $Δ(G)\ge 9$ and $ω(G)<Δ(G)$ is $(Δ(G)-1)$-colorable.

Problem

• graph coloring
• P6-free graphs
• C4-free graphs
• chromatic number
• maximum degree

Innovation

• graph coloring
• forbidden induced subgraphs
• maximum degree
• chromatic number
• clique number