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Ryser's Conjecture

Combinatorics

Ryser's conjecture, in graph theory, relates the maximum matching size and the minimum transversal size in hypergraphs. It first appeared in 1971 in the doctoral thesis of J. R. Henderson, whose advisor was Herbert John Ryser.

Facts
Proposed Year
1971 1
Progress Toward Resolution
Proved for 3-partite hypergraphs (r=3) by Ron Aharoni using the Aharoni-Haxell theorem; the case r=2 is Konig's theorem; open for r of 4 or more in general. 1
Classification
Resolution Status
Open 1
Prize Status
Prize Status (category)
No Prize Offered 1
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Source Ryser's Conjecture (Wikipedia)
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1. Ryser's Conjecture (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    first appeared in 1971 in the Ph.D. thesis of J. R. Henderson, whose advisor was Herbert John Ryser.
  • Special cases
    The conjecture has been proved by Ron Aharoni.
  • In Branch: Graph Theory, Lead sentence
    In graph theory, Ryser's conjecture is a conjecture relating the maximum matching size and the minimum transversal size in hypergr
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