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Packing T-joins ★★

Author(s): DeVos

Conjecture   There exists a fixed constant $ c $ (probably $ c=1 $ suffices) so that every graft with minimum $ T $-cut size at least $ k $ contains a $ T $-join packing of size at least $ (2/3)k-c $.

Keywords: packing; T-join

Decomposing eulerian graphs ★★★

Author(s):

Conjecture   If $ G $ is a 6-edge-connected Eulerian graph and $ P $ is a 2-transition system for $ G $, then $ (G,P) $ has a compaible decomposition.

Keywords: cover; cycle; Eulerian

Faithful cycle covers ★★★

Author(s): Seymour

Conjecture   If $ G = (V,E) $ is a graph, $ p : E \rightarrow {\mathbb Z} $ is admissable, and $ p(e) $ is even for every $ e \in E(G) $, then $ (G,p) $ has a faithful cover.

Keywords: cover; cycle

(m,n)-cycle covers ★★★

Author(s): Celmins; Preissmann

Conjecture   Every bridgeless graph has a (5,2)-cycle-cover.

Keywords: cover; cycle

The circular embedding conjecture ★★★

Author(s): Haggard

Conjecture   Every 2-connected graph may be embedded in a surface so that the boundary of each face is a cycle.

Keywords: cover; cycle

Unit vector flows ★★

Author(s): Jain

Conjecture   For every graph $ G $ without a bridge, there is a flow $ \phi : E(G) \rightarrow S^2 = \{ x \in {\mathbb R}^3 : |x| = 1 \} $.

Conjecture   There exists a map $ q:S^2 \rightarrow \{-4,-3,-2,-1,1,2,3,4\} $ so that antipodal points of $ S^2 $ receive opposite values, and so that any three points which are equidistant on a great circle have values which sum to zero.

Keywords: nowhere-zero flow

A homomorphism problem for flows ★★

Author(s): DeVos

Conjecture   Let $ M,M' $ be abelian groups and let $ B \subseteq M $ and $ B' \subseteq M' $ satisfy $ B=-B $ and $ B' = -B' $. If there is a homomorphism from $ Cayley(M,B) $ to $ Cayley(M',B') $, then every graph with a B-flow has a B'-flow.

Keywords: homomorphism; nowhere-zero flow; tension

The three 4-flows conjecture ★★

Author(s): DeVos

Conjecture   For every graph $ G $ with no bridge, there exist three disjoint sets $ A_1,A_2,A_3 \subseteq E(G) $ with $ A_1 \cup A_2 \cup A_3 = E(G) $ so that $ G \setminus A_i $ has a nowhere-zero 4-flow for $ 1 \le i \le 3 $.

Keywords: nowhere-zero flow

Bouchet's 6-flow conjecture ★★★

Author(s): Bouchet

Conjecture   Every bidirected graph with a nowhere-zero $ k $-flow for some $ k $, has a nowhere-zero $ 6 $-flow.

Keywords: bidirected graph; nowhere-zero flow

Jaeger's modular orientation conjecture ★★★

Author(s): Jaeger

Conjecture   Every $ 4k $-edge-connected graph can be oriented so that $ {\mathit indegree}(v) - {\mathit outdegree}(v) \cong 0 $ (mod $ 2k+1 $) for every vertex $ v $.

Keywords: nowhere-zero flow; orientation

5-flow conjecture ★★★★

Author(s): Tutte

Conjecture   Every bridgeless graph has a nowhere-zero 5-flow.

Keywords: cubic; nowhere-zero flow