nowhere-zero flow


The intersection of two perfect matchings ★★

Author(s): Macajova; Skoviera

Conjecture   Every bridgeless cubic graph has two perfect matchings $ M_1 $, $ M_2 $ so that $ M_1 \cap M_2 $ does not contain an odd edge-cut.

Keywords: cubic; nowhere-zero flow; perfect matching

Half-integral flow polynomial values ★★

Author(s): Mohar

Let $ \Phi(G,x) $ be the flow polynomial of a graph $ G $. So for every positive integer $ k $, the value $ \Phi(G,k) $ equals the number of nowhere-zero $ k $-flows in $ G $.

Conjecture   $ \Phi(G,5.5) > 0 $ for every 2-edge-connected graph $ G $.

Keywords: nowhere-zero flow

A nowhere-zero point in a linear mapping ★★★

Author(s): Jaeger

Conjecture   If $ {\mathbb F} $ is a finite field with at least 4 elements and $ A $ is an invertible $ n \times n $ matrix with entries in $ {\mathbb F} $, then there are column vectors $ x,y \in {\mathbb F}^n $ which have no coordinates equal to zero such that $ Ax=y $.

Keywords: invertible; nowhere-zero flow

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

Real roots of the flow polynomial ★★

Author(s): Welsh

Conjecture   All real roots of nonzero flow polynomials are at most 4.

Keywords: flow polynomial; 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

3-flow conjecture ★★★

Author(s): Tutte

Conjecture   Every 4-edge-connected graph has a nowhere-zero 3-flow.

Keywords: nowhere-zero flow

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