Forbidden directed minors and Kelly-width

Abstract

Partial k-DAGs are generalizations of partial k-trees. Partial k-trees are undirected graphs with bounded treewidth, whereas partial k-DAGs are digraphs with bounded Kelly-width. It is well-known that an undirected graph is a partial 1-tree if and only if it has no K3 minor. In this paper, we prove that partial 1-DAGs are characterized by three forbidden directed minors, K3, N4 and M5.