{
  "id": "1005.5194",
  "version": "v3",
  "published": "2010-05-27T23:35:49.000Z",
  "updated": "2010-10-01T16:51:07.000Z",
  "title": "Thomassen's Choosability Argument Revisited",
  "authors": [
    "David R. Wood",
    "Svante Linusson"
  ],
  "journal": "SIAM J. Discrete Mathematics 24(4):1632-1637, 2010",
  "doi": "10.1137/100796649",
  "categories": [
    "math.CO",
    "cs.DM"
  ],
  "abstract": "Thomassen (1994) proved that every planar graph is 5-choosable. This result was generalised by {\\v{S}}krekovski (1998) and He et al. (2008), who proved that every $K_5$-minor-free graph is 5-choosable. Both proofs rely on the characterisation of $K_5$-minor-free graphs due to Wagner (1937). This paper proves the same result without using Wagner's structure theorem or even planar embeddings. Given that there is no structure theorem for graphs with no $K_6$-minor, we argue that this proof suggests a possible approach for attacking the Hadwiger Conjecture.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v3",
      "updated": "2010-10-01T16:51:07.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "05C83",
      "05C15"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "thomassens choosability argument",
      "minor-free graph",
      "wagners structure theorem",
      "planar graph",
      "hadwiger conjecture"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2010arXiv1005.5194W"
    }
  }
}