import Mathlib.Combinatorics.SimpleGraph.Clique namespace OAI namespace HadwigerMatching universe u variable {V : Type u} /-- A finite matching whose edges are pairwise touching: each member is a two-vertex clique, and distinct members are disjoint and joined by an edge. -/ def IsTouchingMatching (G : SimpleGraph V) (M : Finset (Finset V)) : Prop := (∀ e ∈ M, e.card = 2 ∧ G.IsClique (e : Set V)) ∧ (∀ e ∈ M, ∀ f ∈ M, e ≠ f → Disjoint e f) ∧ (∀ e ∈ M, ∀ f ∈ M, e ≠ f → ∃ v ∈ e, ∃ w ∈ f, G.Adj v w) /-- The supremum of the cardinalities of pairwise touching matchings. For finite vertex types, this supremum is attained. -/ noncomputable def connectedMatchingNumber (G : SimpleGraph V) : ℕ := sSup {n : ℕ | ∃ M : Finset (Finset V), IsTouchingMatching G M ∧ M.card = n} end HadwigerMatching end OAI