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Let $G$ be a triangle-free graph. Prove that $$chi(G)leq3leftlceildfracDelta(G)+14rightrceil$$

What's the relationship between the chromatic number and the maximum degree of a triangle-free graph $G$. I got a hint that I could apply the Brook's Theorem but I have no clue where to start.

graph-theory

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  Note that (for $nge 3$) the inequality holds for every odd cycle that is not a triangle and that furthemore, a triangle-free graph is certainly not a complete graph.
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Let $G$ be a triangle-free graph. Prove that $$chi(G)leq3leftlceildfracDelta(G)+14rightrceil$$

What's the relationship between the chromatic number and the maximum degree of a triangle-free graph $G$. I got a hint that I could apply the Brook's Theorem but I have no clue where to start.

graph-theory

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First take a partition of $V$ into $k=lceil(Delta+1)/4rceil$ classes $V_1,dots,V_k$ that minimizes the number of monochromatic edges. Note $Delta<4k.$ By the pigeonhole principle, for each vertex $vin V_j,$ there is some class $V_i$ such that at most three of the at most $Delta$ neighbors of $v$ lie in $V_i.$ By minimality, putting $v$ in $V_i$ instead of $V_j$ cannot decrease the number of monochromatic edges, so $v$ has at most three neighbors in $V_j.$ In other words $Delta(G[V_j])leq 3$ for each $j.$

By Brooks' theorem and the triangle-free assumption, each $G[V_j]$ has a 3-coloring. Using disjoint color sets for each $V_j$ we get a $3k$-coloring of $G$ as required.

A history of this result is given in the introduction to "Chromatic number, girth and maximal degree" by B. Bollobás. Improving the bound is an open problem.

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Hint: If there exists a partition $V(G)$ into $k$ subsets $V_1,ldots,V_k$ such that $chi(G_i)leq ell$ for every $i$ (where $G_i$ is the subgraph of $G$ induced by $V_i$), then $chi(G)leq ell k$.

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First take a partition of $V$ into $k=lceil(Delta+1)/4rceil$ classes $V_1,dots,V_k$ that minimizes the number of monochromatic edges. Note $Delta<4k.$ By the pigeonhole principle, for each vertex $vin V_j,$ there is some class $V_i$ such that at most three of the at most $Delta$ neighbors of $v$ lie in $V_i.$ By minimality, putting $v$ in $V_i$ instead of $V_j$ cannot decrease the number of monochromatic edges, so $v$ has at most three neighbors in $V_j.$ In other words $Delta(G[V_j])leq 3$ for each $j.$

By Brooks' theorem and the triangle-free assumption, each $G[V_j]$ has a 3-coloring. Using disjoint color sets for each $V_j$ we get a $3k$-coloring of $G$ as required.

A history of this result is given in the introduction to "Chromatic number, girth and maximal degree" by B. Bollobás. Improving the bound is an open problem.

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First take a partition of $V$ into $k=lceil(Delta+1)/4rceil$ classes $V_1,dots,V_k$ that minimizes the number of monochromatic edges. Note $Delta<4k.$ By the pigeonhole principle, for each vertex $vin V_j,$ there is some class $V_i$ such that at most three of the at most $Delta$ neighbors of $v$ lie in $V_i.$ By minimality, putting $v$ in $V_i$ instead of $V_j$ cannot decrease the number of monochromatic edges, so $v$ has at most three neighbors in $V_j.$ In other words $Delta(G[V_j])leq 3$ for each $j.$

By Brooks' theorem and the triangle-free assumption, each $G[V_j]$ has a 3-coloring. Using disjoint color sets for each $V_j$ we get a $3k$-coloring of $G$ as required.

A history of this result is given in the introduction to "Chromatic number, girth and maximal degree" by B. Bollobás. Improving the bound is an open problem.

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First take a partition of $V$ into $k=lceil(Delta+1)/4rceil$ classes $V_1,dots,V_k$ that minimizes the number of monochromatic edges. Note $Delta<4k.$ By the pigeonhole principle, for each vertex $vin V_j,$ there is some class $V_i$ such that at most three of the at most $Delta$ neighbors of $v$ lie in $V_i.$ By minimality, putting $v$ in $V_i$ instead of $V_j$ cannot decrease the number of monochromatic edges, so $v$ has at most three neighbors in $V_j.$ In other words $Delta(G[V_j])leq 3$ for each $j.$

By Brooks' theorem and the triangle-free assumption, each $G[V_j]$ has a 3-coloring. Using disjoint color sets for each $V_j$ we get a $3k$-coloring of $G$ as required.

A history of this result is given in the introduction to "Chromatic number, girth and maximal degree" by B. Bollobás. Improving the bound is an open problem.

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Hint: If there exists a partition $V(G)$ into $k$ subsets $V_1,ldots,V_k$ such that $chi(G_i)leq ell$ for every $i$ (where $G_i$ is the subgraph of $G$ induced by $V_i$), then $chi(G)leq ell k$.

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Hint: If there exists a partition $V(G)$ into $k$ subsets $V_1,ldots,V_k$ such that $chi(G_i)leq ell$ for every $i$ (where $G_i$ is the subgraph of $G$ induced by $V_i$), then $chi(G)leq ell k$.

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Hint: If there exists a partition $V(G)$ into $k$ subsets $V_1,ldots,V_k$ such that $chi(G_i)leq ell$ for every $i$ (where $G_i$ is the subgraph of $G$ induced by $V_i$), then $chi(G)leq ell k$.

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