An edge-coloured version of Dirac's theorem

Abstract

Let $G$ be an edge-coloured graph. The minimum colour degree $ \delta^c(G) $ of $G$ is the largest integer $k$ such that, for every vertex $v$, there are at least $k$ distinct colours on edges incident to $v$. We say that $G$ is properly coloured if no two adjacent edges have the same colour. In this paper, we show that every edge-coloured graph $G$ with $ \delta^c(G) \ge 2|G| / 3 $ contains a properly coloured $2$-factor. Furthermore, we show that for any $ \varepsilon > 0 $ there exists an integer $ n_0 $ such that every edge-coloured graph $G$ with $|G| = n \ge n_0 $ and $ \delta^c(G) \ge ( 2/3 + \varepsilon ) n $ contains a properly coloured cycle of length $\ell$ for every $3 \le \ell \le n$. This result is best possible in the sense that the statement is false for $ \delta^c(G) < 2n / 3 $.