2-List-coloring planar graphs without monochromatic triangles

  • Authors:
  • Carsten Thomassen

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

We prove that, for every list-assignment of two colors to every vertex of any planar graph, there is a list-coloring such that there is no monochromatic triangle. This proves and extends a conjecture of B. Mohar and R. Skrekovski and a related conjecture of A. Kundgen and R. Ramamurthi.