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Star Expansions and the Erdős-Hajnal Property — Examples

1 · Prerequisites

2 · Summary

These examples keep the finite witnesses on the page side rather than inside the long A-page proofs. Each verification is an adjacency audit in a concrete star-expansion.

3 · Logical flowchart

4 · Definitions, theorems and proofs

None yet.

5 · Examples, counterexamples and false statements

ExampleConstruction: Literature-sourcedVerification: AI-generatedprecheck passjudge pass (gpt-5.6-terra)audited 2026-08-31Open item page →

The star-expansion of the four-vertex path

Example

Let P4 have vertices b1,b2,b3,b4 in path order. Its star-expansion has additional vertices a1,a2,a3,a4,v and edge set {b1b2,b2b3,b3b4}{aibi:1i4}{vai:1i4}.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The path P4=b1b2b3b4.

[L1]

The star-expansion adds a tooth ai adjacent to its matched vertex bi and to the root v, with no other edges incident with ai; the root is adjacent only to the teeth (The star-expansion of a graph).

Verification

technique · direct finite check
1.1

Applying [L1] to the four path vertices gives the eight new edges aibi and vai for 1i4, together with no others incident to the new vertices.

L1
2.1

Keeping the original path edges b1b2,b2b3,b3b4 and adding exactly the edges from step 1.1 yields the displayed graph.

step 1.1
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The star-expansion of the four-vertex path contains an induced five-cycle

Example

In the star-expansion of P4, the vertices v,a1,b1,b2,a2 induce a five-cycle.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The star-expansion of P4 with root v, teeth a1,a2, and path vertices b1,b2.

[L1]

The only edges using the new vertices are vai and aibi (The star-expansion of a graph).

Verification

technique · direct finite check
1.1

Among the chosen five vertices, the edges are exactly va1,a1b1,b1b2,b2a2,a2v.

L1
2.1

No chord is present: a1 and a2 are nonadjacent, neither tooth is adjacent to the wrong path vertex, and the root is not adjacent to b1 or b2. Hence the chosen vertices induce a five-cycle.

step 1.1L1
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The star-expansion of the four-vertex path contains an induced six-cycle

Example

In the star-expansion of P4, the vertices v,a1,b1,b2,b3,a3 induce a six-cycle.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The star-expansion of P4 with root v, teeth a1,a3, and path vertices b1,b2,b3.

[L1]

The only edges using the new vertices are vai and aibi (The star-expansion of a graph).

Verification

technique · direct finite check
1.1

Among the chosen six vertices, the edges are exactly va1,a1b1,b1b2,b2b3,b3a3,a3v.

L1
2.1

The teeth create no further chord, and the path contributes no edge b1b3. Hence those six vertices induce a six-cycle.

step 1.1L1
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The star-expansion of the four-vertex path contains an induced seven-cycle

Example

In the star-expansion of P4, the vertices v,a1,b1,b2,b3,b4,a4 induce a seven-cycle.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The star-expansion of P4 with root v, teeth a1,a4, and path vertices b1,b2,b3,b4.

[L1]

The only edges using the new vertices are vai and aibi (The star-expansion of a graph).

Verification

technique · direct finite check
1.1

Among the chosen seven vertices, the edges are exactly va1,a1b1,b1b2,b2b3,b3b4,b4a4,a4v.

L1
2.1

The path contributes no nonconsecutive edge, and the two teeth touch only the root and their matched path vertices. Hence the chosen vertices induce a seven-cycle.

step 1.1L1
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The star-expansion of K3 contains the hatted five-cycle

Example

The star-expansion of K3 contains an induced hatted five-cycle.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The star-expansion of K3.

[L1]

The A-page lemma proves this containment directly (The star-expansion of K3 contains the hatted five-cycle).

Verification

technique · direct
1.1

Apply [L1] to the star-expansion of K3.

L1
2.1

The chosen six-vertex induced subgraph is exactly a hatted five-cycle.

step 1.1

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