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Lovasz Conjecture

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The Lovasz conjecture (1969), in graph theory, is a classical problem on Hamiltonian paths. It states that every finite connected vertex-transitive graph contains a Hamiltonian path; Laszlo Lovasz originally stated the problem in the opposite direction, but this version became the standard one. In 1996, Laszlo Babai published a conjecture sharply contradicting it, and both conjectures remain widely open; it is not even known whether a single counterexample would necessarily lead to a whole series of counterexamples. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Prize Status
Prize Status (category)
No Prize Offered 1
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Resolution Status
Open 1
Proposed Year
1969 1
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    the Lovász conjecture (1969) is a classical problem on Hamiltonian paths in graphs
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    but both conjectures remain widely open.
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