On graphs without P5 and P5_

Abstract We extend results due to Blazsik et al. (1993) on graphs with no induced C 4 and 2 K 2 to the self-complementary class of ( P 5 , P 5 )- free graphs. Moreover, we obtain an O(ω 2 ) γ -binding function for this last class of graphs, answering thus partially a question of A. Gyarfas.