OpenAI reports a linear cycle-and-edge decomposition for every graph

For some absolute constant C, every finite simple undirected graph on n vertices has an edge partition into at most Cn simple cycles and single edges.

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For some absolute constant C, every finite simple undirected graph on n vertices has an edge partition into at most Cn simple cycles and single edges.

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Resolves a decades-old graph decomposition conjecture for unrestricted finite simple graphs.

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