{"title":"Hamiltonian Cycles in Tough \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 (\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 4\u0000 \u0000 ∪\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 1\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 )\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 -Free Graphs","authors":"Songling Shan","doi":"10.1002/jgt.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jgt.70090","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In 1973, Chvátal conjectured that there exists a constant <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 \u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>t</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>0</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math> such that every <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 \u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>t</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>0</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math>-tough graph on at least three vertices is Hamiltonian. This conjecture has inspired extensive research and has been verified for several special classes of graphs. Notably, Jung in 1978 proved that every 1-tough <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 \u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>P</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>4</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math>-free graph on at least three vertices is Hamiltonian. However, the problem remains challenging even when restricted to graphs with no induced <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 \u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>P</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>4</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 \u0000 <mo>∪</mo>\u0000 \u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>P</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>1</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </semantics></math>, the disjoint union of a path on four vertices and a one-vertex path. In 2013, Nikoghosyan conjectured that every 1-tough <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 \u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 \u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>P</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>4</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 \u0000 <mo>∪</mo>\u0000 \u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>P</mi>\u0000 \u0000 <mn>1</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 \u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":16014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Graph Theory","volume":"113 4","pages":"703-721"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149176925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}