Volume 24, Number 1, 155-162, DOI: 10.1007/s00493-004-0010-2

Every Graph of Sufficiently Large Average Degree Contains a C 4-Free Subgraph of Large Average Degree

Daniela Kühn and Deryk Osthus

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Abstract

We prove that for every k there exists d=d(k) such that every graph of average degree at least d contains a subgraph of average degree at least k and girth at least six. This settles a special case of a conjecture of Thomassen.

Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):  05C35 - 05D40

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