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Planar graphs without 4, 5 and 8-cycles are acyclically 4-choosable

LaBRI, Université Bordeaux I, Talence, France; LaBRI, Université Bordeaux I, Talence, France
Discrete Applied Mathematics (Impact Factor: 0.72). 01/2009; DOI: 10.1016/j.endm.2009.07.111
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ABSTRACT In this paper, we prove that planar graphs without 4, 5 and 8-cycles are acyclically 4-choosable.

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