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This note proves a conjecture of Kahn by showing that ifX is a 3-element independent set in a 3-connected non-binary matroid M, thenM has a connected non-binary minor havingX as a basis.
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This research was partially supported by an LSU Summer Research Grant.
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Oxley, J.G. Proof of a conjecture of Kahn for non-binary matroids. Combinatorica 5, 343–345 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02579249
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02579249