Bogdan Alecu, Vadim V. Lozin, Daniel A. Quiroz, Roman Rabinovich, Igor Razgon, Viktor Zamaraev
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Abstract
SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 261-276, March 2024. Abstract. Given two [math]-vertex graphs [math] and [math] of bounded treewidth, is there an [math]-vertex graph [math] of bounded treewidth having subgraphs isomorphic to [math] and [math]? Our main result is a negative answer to this question, in a strong sense: we show that the answer is no even if [math] is a binary tree and [math] is a ternary tree. We also provide an extensive study of cases where such “gluing” is possible. In particular, we prove that if [math] has treewidth [math] and [math] has pathwidth [math], then there is an [math]-vertex graph of treewidth at most [math] containing both [math] and [math] as subgraphs.
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SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics (SIDMA) publishes research papers of exceptional quality in pure and applied discrete mathematics, broadly interpreted. The journal''s focus is primarily theoretical rather than empirical, but the editors welcome papers that evolve from or have potential application to real-world problems. Submissions must be clearly written and make a significant contribution.
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