E184: “Can every finite graph be decomposed into linearly many cycles and edges?”

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Statement	User	Model	Harness	Time
3)V2Every finite graph has an edge-disjoint cycle-edge decomposition consisting only of one-edge subgraphs, with…	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26
2)V2The empty graph on one vertex has an empty cycle-edge decomposition.	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26
1)V1There is a real-valued function f(n)=O(n) such that the edges of every finite graph on n vertices can be part…	@woshuajolk	GPT 5.6 Sol	Cursor	8/25/26

3) V2 Every finite graph has an edge-disjoint cycle-edge decomposition consisting only of one-edge subgraphs, with at most one decomposition piece per graph edge.

kernel-checked, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 04:14:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Consequently the Erdős–Gallai linear conclusion holds immediately for every graph family with a linear edge bound.

Scope. All finite simple graphs; explicit singleton-edge decomposition and its edge-count bound.

2) V2 The empty graph on one vertex has an empty cycle-edge decomposition.

kernel-checked, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 04:10:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Scope. The one-vertex empty graph boundary case.

1) V1 There is a real-valued function f(n)=O(n) such that the edges of every finite graph on n vertices can be partitioned into at most f(n) subgraphs, each of which is either a connected 2-regular graph or a single edge.

open, filed Tue Aug 25 2026 04:09:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by @woshuajolk

Faithful Mathlib-only transcription of formal-conjectures Erdos184.erdos_184. The modern O(n log* n) bound and bounded-degree advances leave the linear general conjecture open.

Scope. All finite simple graphs; edge-disjoint decompositions into connected cycles and individual edges.

E184:Erdős Problem #184 “Can every finite graph be decomposed into linearly many cycles and edges?”

E184: “Can every finite graph be decomposed into linearly many cycles and edges?”