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Problem #594: Does every graph $G$ with chromatic number $\geq \aleph_1$...

Does every graph $G$ with chromatic number $\geq \aleph_1$ contain all sufficiently large odd cycles?

Problem Statement

Does every graph $G$ with chromatic number $\geq \aleph_1$ contain all sufficiently large odd cycles?
Categories: Graph Theory Set Theory

Progress

A problem of Erdős and Hajnal (who proved this for chromatic number $\geq \aleph_2$). This was proved by Erdős, Hajnal, and Shelah [EHS74].

See also [593] and [737].

Source: erdosproblems.com/594 | Last verified: January 15, 2026

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