Abstract
Given two graphs, a mapping between their edge-sets is cycle-continuous, if the preimage of every cycle is a cycle. The motivation for this definition is Jaeger's conjecture that for every bridgeless graph there is a cycle-continuous mapping to the Petersen graph, which, if solved positively, would imply several other important conjectures (e.g., the Cycle double cover conjecture).
Answering a question of DeVos, Neetil, and Raspaud, we prove that there exists an infinite set of graphs with no cycle-continuous mapping between them. Further extending this result, we show that every countable poset can be represented by graphs and the existence of cycle-continuous mappings between them. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.