A graph G is called d-degenerate if every subgraph of G has a vertex of degree at most d.It was known that planar graphs are 5-degenerate and every planar graph without k-cycles for some prescribed k∈{3,5,6}is 3-dege...A graph G is called d-degenerate if every subgraph of G has a vertex of degree at most d.It was known that planar graphs are 5-degenerate and every planar graph without k-cycles for some prescribed k∈{3,5,6}is 3-degenerate.In this paper,we show that if G is a planar graph without kites and 9-or 10-cycles,then G is 3-degenerate,hence 4-choosable and list vertex 2-arborable.展开更多
A proper coloring of a graphG is acyclic if G contains no 2-colored cycle.A graph G is acyclically L-list colorable if for a given list assignment L={L（v）：v∈V（G）},there exists a proper acyclic coloringφof G suc...A proper coloring of a graphG is acyclic if G contains no 2-colored cycle.A graph G is acyclically L-list colorable if for a given list assignment L={L（v）：v∈V（G）},there exists a proper acyclic coloringφof G such thatφ（v）∈L（v）for all v∈V（G）.If G is acyclically L-list colorable for any list assignment L with｜L（v）｜≥k for all v∈V（G）,then G is acyclically k-choosable.In this article,we prove that every toroidal graph is acyclically 8-choosable.展开更多
A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is acyclic if there is no bicolored cycles in G.A graph G is acyclically k-choosable if for any list assignment L={L(v):v∈V(G)}with|L(v)|≥k for each vertex v∈V(G),there exists ...A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is acyclic if there is no bicolored cycles in G.A graph G is acyclically k-choosable if for any list assignment L={L(v):v∈V(G)}with|L(v)|≥k for each vertex v∈V(G),there exists an acyclic proper vertex coloringφof G such thatφ(v)∈L(v)for each vertex v∈V(G).In this paper,we prove that every graph G embedded on the surface with Euler characteristic numberε=-1 is acyclically 11-choosable.展开更多
The choice number of a graph G,denoted byχl(G) ,is the minimum number k such that if a list of k colors is given to each vertex of G,there is a vertex coloring of G where each vertex receives a color from its own l...The choice number of a graph G,denoted byχl(G) ,is the minimum number k such that if a list of k colors is given to each vertex of G,there is a vertex coloring of G where each vertex receives a color from its own listno matter whatthe lists are.In this paper,itis showed thatχl(G)≤ 3 for each plane graph of girth not less than 4 which contains no 6- ,7- and 9- cycles展开更多
A list assignment of a graph G is a function L:V(G)∪E(G)→2^(N).A graph G is L-(2,1)-Total labeling if there exists a function c such that c(x)∈L(x)for all x∈V(G)∪E(G),|c(u)-c(v)|≥1 if uv∈E(G),|c(e_(1))-c(e_(2))...A list assignment of a graph G is a function L:V(G)∪E(G)→2^(N).A graph G is L-(2,1)-Total labeling if there exists a function c such that c(x)∈L(x)for all x∈V(G)∪E(G),|c(u)-c(v)|≥1 if uv∈E(G),|c(e_(1))-c(e_(2))|≥1 if the edges e_(1)and e_(2)are adjacent,and|c(u)-c(e)|≥2 if the vertex u is incident to the edge e.A graph G is k-(2,1)-Total choosable if G is L-(2,1)-Total labeling for every list assignment L provided that|L(x)|=k,x∈V(G)∪E(G).The(2,1)-Total choice number of G,denoted by C_(2,1)^T(G),is the minimum k such that G is k-(2,1)-Total choosable.In this paper,we prove that if G is a planar graph with△(G)≥11,then C_(2,1)^T(G)≤△+4.展开更多
This paper considers an SIRS epidemic model that incorporates constant immigrati on rate, a general population size dependent contact rate and proportional tran sfer rate from the infective class to susceptible class...This paper considers an SIRS epidemic model that incorporates constant immigrati on rate, a general population size dependent contact rate and proportional tran sfer rate from the infective class to susceptible class.A threshold parameter σ is identified. If σ≤1, the disease free equilibrium is globally stab le. If σ>1, a unique endemic equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable. For two important special cases of mass action incidence and standard incidence, global stability of the endemic equilibrium is proved provided the threshold is larger than unity. Some previous results are extended and improved.展开更多
A graph G is called（k,d）＊-choosable if for every list assignment L satisfying ｜L（v）｜=k for all v ∈ V（G）,there is an L-coloring of G such that each vertex of G has at most d neighbors colored with the same co...A graph G is called（k,d）＊-choosable if for every list assignment L satisfying ｜L（v）｜=k for all v ∈ V（G）,there is an L-coloring of G such that each vertex of G has at most d neighbors colored with the same color as itself.In this paper,it is shown that every planar graph without 6-circuits and a triangle adjacent to itself or a quadrangle is（3,1）＊-choosable.展开更多
Given a simple graph G=(V,E)and its(proper)total coloringϕwith elements of the set{1,2,⋯,k},let wϕ(v)denote the sum of the color of v and the colors of all edges incident with v.If for each edge uv∈E,wϕ(u)≠wϕ(v),we ...Given a simple graph G=(V,E)and its(proper)total coloringϕwith elements of the set{1,2,⋯,k},let wϕ(v)denote the sum of the color of v and the colors of all edges incident with v.If for each edge uv∈E,wϕ(u)≠wϕ(v),we callϕa neighbor sum distinguishing total coloring of G.Let L={Lx∣x∈V⋃E}be a set of lists of real numbers,each of size k.The neighbor sum distinguishing total choosability of G is the smallest k for which for any specified collection of such lists,there exists a neighbor sum distinguishing total coloring using colors from Lx for each x∈V⋃E,and we denote it by[Math Processing Error].The known results of neighbor sum distinguishing total choosability are mainly about planar graphs.In this paper,we focus on 1-planar graphs.A graph is 1-planar if it can be drawn on the plane so that each edge is crossed by at most one other edge.We prove that[Math Processing Error]for any 1-planar graph G withΔ≥15,whereΔis the maximum degree of G.展开更多
A graph G is called to be chromatic choosable if its choice number is equal to its chromatic number. In 2002, Ohba conjectured that every graph G with 2Х（G） ＋ 1 or fewer vertices is chromatic choosable. It is easy...A graph G is called to be chromatic choosable if its choice number is equal to its chromatic number. In 2002, Ohba conjectured that every graph G with 2Х（G） ＋ 1 or fewer vertices is chromatic choosable. It is easy to see that Ohba＇s conjecture is true if and only if it is true for complete multipartite graphs. But at present only for some special cases of complete multipartite graphs, Ohba＇s conjecture have been verified. In this paper we show that graphs K6,3,2＊（k-6）,1＊4 （k ≥ 6） is chromatic choosable and hence Ohba＇s conjecture is true for the graphs K6,3,2＊（k-6）,1＊4 and all complete k-partite subgraphs of them.展开更多
A graph G is (a, b)-choosable for nonnegative integers a > b if for any given family {A(v)\v ε V(G)} of sets A(v) of cardinality a there exists a family {B(v)\v ε V(G)} of subsets B(v) A(v) of cardinality b such ...A graph G is (a, b)-choosable for nonnegative integers a > b if for any given family {A(v)\v ε V(G)} of sets A(v) of cardinality a there exists a family {B(v)\v ε V(G)} of subsets B(v) A(v) of cardinality b such that B(u) B(v) =θ whenever uv E(G). It is Proved in this paper that every plane graph in which no two triangles share a common vertex is (4m, m)-choosable for every nonnegative integer m.展开更多
This paper discusses a circular version of choosability of series-parallel graphs. Let χe,l denote the circular choosability （or the circular list chromatic number）. This paper proves that serial-parallel graphs of...This paper discusses a circular version of choosability of series-parallel graphs. Let χe,l denote the circular choosability （or the circular list chromatic number）. This paper proves that serial-parallel graphs of girth at least 4n ＋ 1 have circular choosability at most 2＋1/n.展开更多
A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is acyclic if G contains no bicolored cycles.Given a list assignment L={L(v)|v∈V}of G,we say that G is acyclically L-colorable if there exists a proper acyclic coloringπof G suc...A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is acyclic if G contains no bicolored cycles.Given a list assignment L={L(v)|v∈V}of G,we say that G is acyclically L-colorable if there exists a proper acyclic coloringπof G such thatπ(v)∈L(v)for all v∈V.If G is acyclically L-colorable for any list assignment L with|L(v)|k for all v∈V(G),then G is acyclically k-choosable.In this paper,we prove that every planar graph G is acyclically 6-choosable if G does not contain 4-cycles adjacent to i-cycles for each i∈{3,4,5,6}.This improves the result by Wang and Chen(2009).展开更多
It is known that every triangle-free plane graph is 3-colorable.However,such a triangle-free plane graph may not be 3-choosable.In this paper,we prove that a triangle-free plane graph is 3-choosable if no 4-cycle in i...It is known that every triangle-free plane graph is 3-colorable.However,such a triangle-free plane graph may not be 3-choosable.In this paper,we prove that a triangle-free plane graph is 3-choosable if no 4-cycle in it is adjacent to a 4-or a 5-cycle.This improves some known results in this direction.展开更多
Suppose that G is a planar graph with maximum degree △. In this paper it is proved that G is total-（△ ＋ 2）-choosable if （1） △ ≥ 7 and G has no adjacent triangles （i.e., no two triangles are incident with a c...Suppose that G is a planar graph with maximum degree △. In this paper it is proved that G is total-（△ ＋ 2）-choosable if （1） △ ≥ 7 and G has no adjacent triangles （i.e., no two triangles are incident with a common edge）; or （2） △ ≥6 and G has no intersecting triangles （i.e., no two triangles are incident with a common vertex）; or （3） △ ≥ 5, G has no adjacent triangles and G has no k-cycles for some integer k ∈ {5, 6}.展开更多
In this paper we prove that if G is a planar graph with △= 5 and without 4-cycles or 6-cycles, then G is edge-6-choosable. This consequence together with known results show that, for each fixed k ∈{3,4,5,6}, a k-cyc...In this paper we prove that if G is a planar graph with △= 5 and without 4-cycles or 6-cycles, then G is edge-6-choosable. This consequence together with known results show that, for each fixed k ∈{3,4,5,6}, a k-cycle-free planar graph G is edge-(△+ 1)-choosable, where △ denotes the maximum degree of G.展开更多
An acyclic colouring of a graph G is a proper vertex colouring such that every cycle uses at least three colours. For a list assignment L = {L(v)| v∈V(G)}, if there exists an acyclic colouringρ such that ρ(v)∈L(v)...An acyclic colouring of a graph G is a proper vertex colouring such that every cycle uses at least three colours. For a list assignment L = {L(v)| v∈V(G)}, if there exists an acyclic colouringρ such that ρ(v)∈L(v) for each v∈V(G), then ρ is called an acyclic L-list colouring of G. If there exists an acyclic L-list colouring of G for any L with |L(v)|≥k for each v∈V(G), then G is called acyclically k-choosable. In this paper, we prove that every graph with maximum degree Δ≤7 is acyclically 13-choosable. This upper bound is first proposed. We also make a more compact proof of the result that every graph with maximum degree Δ≤3(resp., Δ≤4) is acyclically 4-choosable(resp., 5-choosable).展开更多
A proper vertex coloring of a graph is acyclic if every cycle uses at least three colors.A graph G is acyclically k-choosable if for any list assignment L={L(v):v∈V(G)}with|L(v)|≥k for all v∈V(G),there exists a pro...A proper vertex coloring of a graph is acyclic if every cycle uses at least three colors.A graph G is acyclically k-choosable if for any list assignment L={L(v):v∈V(G)}with|L(v)|≥k for all v∈V(G),there exists a proper acyclic vertex coloringφof G such thatφ(v)∈L(v)for all v∈V(G).In this paper,we prove that if G is a planar graph and contains no 5-cycles and no adjacent 4-cycles,then G is acyclically 6-choosable.展开更多
Let k be a positive integer.A graph G is k-weight choosable if,for any assignment L(e)of k real numbers to each e∈E(G),there is a mapping f:E(G)→R such that f(uv)∈L(uv)and∑e∈∂(u)^f(e)≠∑e∈∂(u)^f(e)for each uv∈...Let k be a positive integer.A graph G is k-weight choosable if,for any assignment L(e)of k real numbers to each e∈E(G),there is a mapping f:E(G)→R such that f(uv)∈L(uv)and∑e∈∂(u)^f(e)≠∑e∈∂(u)^f(e)for each uv∈E(G),where?(v)is the set of edges incident with v.As a strengthening of the famous 1-2-3-conjecture,Bartnicki,Grytczuk and Niwcyk[Weight choosability of graphs.J.Graph Theory,60,242–256(2009)]conjecture that every graph without isolated edge is 3-weight choosable.This conjecture is wildly open and it is even unknown whether there is a constant k such that every graph without isolated edge is k-weight choosable.In this paper,we show that every connected graph of maximum degree 4 is 4-weight choosable.展开更多
文摘A graph G is called d-degenerate if every subgraph of G has a vertex of degree at most d.It was known that planar graphs are 5-degenerate and every planar graph without k-cycles for some prescribed k∈{3,5,6}is 3-degenerate.In this paper,we show that if G is a planar graph without kites and 9-or 10-cycles,then G is 3-degenerate,hence 4-choosable and list vertex 2-arborable.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11001055)supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60672030)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(Grant Nos.2010J05004 and 2011J06001)
文摘A proper coloring of a graphG is acyclic if G contains no 2-colored cycle.A graph G is acyclically L-list colorable if for a given list assignment L={L（v）：v∈V（G）},there exists a proper acyclic coloringφof G such thatφ（v）∈L（v）for all v∈V（G）.If G is acyclically L-list colorable for any list assignment L with｜L（v）｜≥k for all v∈V（G）,then G is acyclically k-choosable.In this article,we prove that every toroidal graph is acyclically 8-choosable.
基金NSFC(Grant Nos.12101285,12171222)Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation and Jointof Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2019A1515110324)+1 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China,Grant No.2021A1515010254)Foundation of Lingnan Normal University(Grant Nos.ZL2021017,ZL1923)。
文摘A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is acyclic if there is no bicolored cycles in G.A graph G is acyclically k-choosable if for any list assignment L={L(v):v∈V(G)}with|L(v)|≥k for each vertex v∈V(G),there exists an acyclic proper vertex coloringφof G such thatφ(v)∈L(v)for each vertex v∈V(G).In this paper,we prove that every graph G embedded on the surface with Euler characteristic numberε=-1 is acyclically 11-choosable.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(1 0 0 0 1 0 35)
文摘The choice number of a graph G,denoted byχl(G) ,is the minimum number k such that if a list of k colors is given to each vertex of G,there is a vertex coloring of G where each vertex receives a color from its own listno matter whatthe lists are.In this paper,itis showed thatχl(G)≤ 3 for each plane graph of girth not less than 4 which contains no 6- ,7- and 9- cycles
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12071265)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2019MA032)。
文摘A list assignment of a graph G is a function L:V(G)∪E(G)→2^(N).A graph G is L-(2,1)-Total labeling if there exists a function c such that c(x)∈L(x)for all x∈V(G)∪E(G),|c(u)-c(v)|≥1 if uv∈E(G),|c(e_(1))-c(e_(2))|≥1 if the edges e_(1)and e_(2)are adjacent,and|c(u)-c(e)|≥2 if the vertex u is incident to the edge e.A graph G is k-(2,1)-Total choosable if G is L-(2,1)-Total labeling for every list assignment L provided that|L(x)|=k,x∈V(G)∪E(G).The(2,1)-Total choice number of G,denoted by C_(2,1)^T(G),is the minimum k such that G is k-(2,1)-Total choosable.In this paper,we prove that if G is a planar graph with△(G)≥11,then C_(2,1)^T(G)≤△+4.
基金Supported by the Science and Technology Foundation of Zhejiang University(1 0 70 0 0 - 54430 1 )
文摘This paper considers an SIRS epidemic model that incorporates constant immigrati on rate, a general population size dependent contact rate and proportional tran sfer rate from the infective class to susceptible class.A threshold parameter σ is identified. If σ≤1, the disease free equilibrium is globally stab le. If σ>1, a unique endemic equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable. For two important special cases of mass action incidence and standard incidence, global stability of the endemic equilibrium is proved provided the threshold is larger than unity. Some previous results are extended and improved.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Research Project of Ordinary Universities in Jiangsu(08KJB110002)Supported by the Program for ETHYTC(08QNZCK03)Supported by the NSFC(10671095)
文摘A graph G is called（k,d）＊-choosable if for every list assignment L satisfying ｜L（v）｜=k for all v ∈ V（G）,there is an L-coloring of G such that each vertex of G has at most d neighbors colored with the same color as itself.In this paper,it is shown that every planar graph without 6-circuits and a triangle adjacent to itself or a quadrangle is（3,1）＊-choosable.
基金supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China,Grant No.2025A1515011904)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12101285,12171222)+4 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(2016D01C006)Guangdong Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Project(Grant No.GD22CXW01)Research Platforms and Projects of Colleges and Universities in Guangdong(Grant No.2022KTSCX071)Scientific Research Innovation Project of Lingnan Normal University(LT2401)Lingnan Normal University(No.LT2410).
文摘Given a simple graph G=(V,E)and its(proper)total coloringϕwith elements of the set{1,2,⋯,k},let wϕ(v)denote the sum of the color of v and the colors of all edges incident with v.If for each edge uv∈E,wϕ(u)≠wϕ(v),we callϕa neighbor sum distinguishing total coloring of G.Let L={Lx∣x∈V⋃E}be a set of lists of real numbers,each of size k.The neighbor sum distinguishing total choosability of G is the smallest k for which for any specified collection of such lists,there exists a neighbor sum distinguishing total coloring using colors from Lx for each x∈V⋃E,and we denote it by[Math Processing Error].The known results of neighbor sum distinguishing total choosability are mainly about planar graphs.In this paper,we focus on 1-planar graphs.A graph is 1-planar if it can be drawn on the plane so that each edge is crossed by at most one other edge.We prove that[Math Processing Error]for any 1-planar graph G withΔ≥15,whereΔis the maximum degree of G.
基金the Science Foundation of the Education Department of Hebei Province (2005108).
文摘A graph G is called to be chromatic choosable if its choice number is equal to its chromatic number. In 2002, Ohba conjectured that every graph G with 2Х（G） ＋ 1 or fewer vertices is chromatic choosable. It is easy to see that Ohba＇s conjecture is true if and only if it is true for complete multipartite graphs. But at present only for some special cases of complete multipartite graphs, Ohba＇s conjecture have been verified. In this paper we show that graphs K6,3,2＊（k-6）,1＊4 （k ≥ 6） is chromatic choosable and hence Ohba＇s conjecture is true for the graphs K6,3,2＊（k-6）,1＊4 and all complete k-partite subgraphs of them.
基金This research is supported by the Postdoctoral Fund of China and the K.C.W. Education Fund of HongKong.
文摘A graph G is (a, b)-choosable for nonnegative integers a > b if for any given family {A(v)\v ε V(G)} of sets A(v) of cardinality a there exists a family {B(v)\v ε V(G)} of subsets B(v) A(v) of cardinality b such that B(u) B(v) =θ whenever uv E(G). It is Proved in this paper that every plane graph in which no two triangles share a common vertex is (4m, m)-choosable for every nonnegative integer m.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (10471048),RFDP (20040422004) of Higher Education,Promotional Foundation (2005BS01016) for Middle-aged or Young Scientists of Shandong Province,and DRF of QFNU.
文摘This paper discusses a circular version of choosability of series-parallel graphs. Let χe,l denote the circular choosability （or the circular list chromatic number）. This paper proves that serial-parallel graphs of girth at least 4n ＋ 1 have circular choosability at most 2＋1/n.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11071223 and 11101377)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China (Gran No. Z6090150)+1 种基金Zhejiang Innovation Project (Grant No. T200905)Zhejiang Normal University Innovation Team Program
文摘A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is acyclic if G contains no bicolored cycles.Given a list assignment L={L(v)|v∈V}of G,we say that G is acyclically L-colorable if there exists a proper acyclic coloringπof G such thatπ(v)∈L(v)for all v∈V.If G is acyclically L-colorable for any list assignment L with|L(v)|k for all v∈V(G),then G is acyclically k-choosable.In this paper,we prove that every planar graph G is acyclically 6-choosable if G does not contain 4-cycles adjacent to i-cycles for each i∈{3,4,5,6}.This improves the result by Wang and Chen(2009).
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation ofChina (Grant No. Y6090699)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10971198)ZhejiangInnovation Project (Grant No. T200905)
文摘It is known that every triangle-free plane graph is 3-colorable.However,such a triangle-free plane graph may not be 3-choosable.In this paper,we prove that a triangle-free plane graph is 3-choosable if no 4-cycle in it is adjacent to a 4-or a 5-cycle.This improves some known results in this direction.
文摘Suppose that G is a planar graph with maximum degree △. In this paper it is proved that G is total-（△ ＋ 2）-choosable if （1） △ ≥ 7 and G has no adjacent triangles （i.e., no two triangles are incident with a common edge）; or （2） △ ≥6 and G has no intersecting triangles （i.e., no two triangles are incident with a common vertex）; or （3） △ ≥ 5, G has no adjacent triangles and G has no k-cycles for some integer k ∈ {5, 6}.
基金supported partially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.10471 131)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.M103094)
文摘In this paper we prove that if G is a planar graph with △= 5 and without 4-cycles or 6-cycles, then G is edge-6-choosable. This consequence together with known results show that, for each fixed k ∈{3,4,5,6}, a k-cycle-free planar graph G is edge-(△+ 1)-choosable, where △ denotes the maximum degree of G.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11771443 and 11601510)Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.ZR2017QF011)。
文摘An acyclic colouring of a graph G is a proper vertex colouring such that every cycle uses at least three colours. For a list assignment L = {L(v)| v∈V(G)}, if there exists an acyclic colouringρ such that ρ(v)∈L(v) for each v∈V(G), then ρ is called an acyclic L-list colouring of G. If there exists an acyclic L-list colouring of G for any L with |L(v)|≥k for each v∈V(G), then G is called acyclically k-choosable. In this paper, we prove that every graph with maximum degree Δ≤7 is acyclically 13-choosable. This upper bound is first proposed. We also make a more compact proof of the result that every graph with maximum degree Δ≤3(resp., Δ≤4) is acyclically 4-choosable(resp., 5-choosable).
基金Supported by Guangdong Province Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation and Joint Foundation Project(Grant No.2019A1515110324)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province(Grant No.2019A1515011031)University Characteristic Innovation Project of Guangdong province(Grant No.2019KTSCX092)。
文摘A proper vertex coloring of a graph is acyclic if every cycle uses at least three colors.A graph G is acyclically k-choosable if for any list assignment L={L(v):v∈V(G)}with|L(v)|≥k for all v∈V(G),there exists a proper acyclic vertex coloringφof G such thatφ(v)∈L(v)for all v∈V(G).In this paper,we prove that if G is a planar graph and contains no 5-cycles and no adjacent 4-cycles,then G is acyclically 6-choosable.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11871397 and 11971205)the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(Grant No.2020JM-083)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.3102019ghjd003)。
文摘Let k be a positive integer.A graph G is k-weight choosable if,for any assignment L(e)of k real numbers to each e∈E(G),there is a mapping f:E(G)→R such that f(uv)∈L(uv)and∑e∈∂(u)^f(e)≠∑e∈∂(u)^f(e)for each uv∈E(G),where?(v)is the set of edges incident with v.As a strengthening of the famous 1-2-3-conjecture,Bartnicki,Grytczuk and Niwcyk[Weight choosability of graphs.J.Graph Theory,60,242–256(2009)]conjecture that every graph without isolated edge is 3-weight choosable.This conjecture is wildly open and it is even unknown whether there is a constant k such that every graph without isolated edge is k-weight choosable.In this paper,we show that every connected graph of maximum degree 4 is 4-weight choosable.
