Open Problems

Hi again! This is a list of some of my favorite open problems. Those with the symbol 🌱 next to them are, to my knowledge, mine. I welcome any corrections, ideas, or opportunities for collaboration!

Rigidity Theory

  1. 🌱 What are the rigid graphs whose complement is also rigid? Note that by Laman's Theorem, such a graph must have at least 8 vertices. It may be advantageous to consider minimally rigid graphs.
  2. 🌱 For k-vertex/edge (global) rigidity, what are the graphs G so that all minors of G maintain the given rigidity property?
  3. 🌱 What are the minimally rigid graphs in \mathbb{R}^3 for which the deletion of a single vertex yields a minimally rigid graph in \mathbb{R}^2? Do such graphs exist?

Topological + Geometric Graph Theory

  1. Is every arrangement graph of a set of great circles 3-colorable? Given that Hadwiger's conjecture holds for n=4, showing that such graphs have no minor of chromatic number 4 would resolve this question. Read more here

(Hyper)Graph Theory