极大外平面图（r,k）——扇的4染色

定义了一类极大外平面图：(r,k）--扇。证明了当G是以r个顶点的圈Qr为标定界环的(r,k）一扇，G'是以Qr为标定界环的任意极大外平面图时，G和G'有公共四染色；同时对△(G)=r-3的极大外平在图也得到相同的结论。从而证明了四色定理的等价命题在给定条件下成立。     

极大外平面图的星边染色

如果图G的一个正常边染色使得G中没有长为4的路或4-圈是2-边染色的,则称此染色是G的一个星边染色.对G进行星边染色所需的最少颜色数称为G的星边色数,记作x′s(G).该文证明了最大度为4的极大外平面图的星边色数等于6,对任一n(≥8)阶极大外平面图Gn,有6≤x′s(Gn)≤n-1成立,并且上界和下界都是可达的.     

最大度为6的极大外平面图的完备色数

证明了最大度为６的极大外平面图的完备色数为７。     

Δ(G)=5的2-连通外平面图的邻点可区别全染色

Smarandachely邻点可区别全染色是指相邻点的色集合互不包含的邻点可区别全染色，是对邻点可区别全染色条件的进一步加强。本文研究了平面图的Smarandachely邻点可区别全染色，即根据2-连通外平面图的结构特点，利用分析法、数学归纳法，刻画了最大度为5的2-连通外平面图的Smarandachely邻点可区别全色数。证明了：如果$G$是一个$\Delta （G）=5$的2-连通外平面图，则$\chi_{\rm sat}（G）\leqslant 9$。     

1-平面图及其子类的染色

如果图G可以嵌入在平面上,使得每条边最多被交叉1次,则称其为1-可平面图,该平面嵌入称为1-平面图.由于1-平面图G中的交叉点是图G的某两条边交叉产生的,故图G中的每个交叉点c都可以与图G中的四个顶点(即产生c的两条交叉边所关联的四个顶点)所构成的点集建立对应关系,称这个对应关系为θ.对于1-平面图G中任何两个不同的交叉点c_1与c_2(如果存在的话),如果|θ(c_1)∩θ(c_2)|≤1,则称图G是NIC-平面图;如果|θ(c_1)∩θ(c_2)|=0,即θ(c_1)∩θ(c_2)=?,则称图G是IC-平面图.如果图G可以嵌入在平面上,使得其所有顶点都分布在图G的外部面上,并且每条边最多被交叉一次,则称图G为外1-可平面图.满足上述条件的外1-可平面图的平面嵌入称为外1-平面图.现主要介绍关于以上四类图在染色方面的结果.     

外平面图的对策色数

本讨论了图的色对策Ⅱ，给出了外平面图的几个性质，并且利用性质证明了外平面图的对策色数至多是6。     

外平面图的弱边面染色

假设G是一个平面图.如果e1和e2是G中两条相邻边且在关联的面的边界上连续出现,那么称e1和e2面相邻.图G的一个弱边面κ-染色是指存在映射π:E∪F→{1,…,κ},使得任意两个相邻面、两条面相邻的边以及两个相关联的边和面都染不同的颜色.若图G有一个弱边面κ-染色,则称G是弱边面κ-可染的.平面图G的弱边面色数是指G是弱边面κ-可染的正整数κ的最小值,记为χef(G).2016年,Fabrici等人猜想:每个无环且无割边的连通平面图是弱边面5-可染的.本文证明了外平面图满足此猜想,即:外平面图是弱边面5-可染的.     

极大外平面图的边面全色数

本文给出了△（Ｇ）≤６的极大外平面图的边面全色数，其中△（Ｇ）表示Ｇ的最大度。     

外平面图的对策色数

本文讨论了图的色对策 ,给出了外平面图的几个性质 ,并且利用性质证明了外平面图的对策色数至多是 6     

无8-,9-和10-圈的平面图的3-可选择性

寻找平面图是3-或者4-可选择的充分条件是图的染色理论中一个重要研究课题,本文研究了围长至少是4的特殊平面图的选择数,通过权转移的方法证明了每个围长至少是4且不合8-圈,9-圈和10-圈的平面图是3-可选择的．     

Wagner's theorem for Torus graphs

Wagner's theorem (any two maximal plane graphs having p vertices are equivalent under diagonal transformations) is extended to maximal torus graphs, graphs embedded in the torus with a maximal set of edges present. Thus any maximal torus graph having p vertices may be diagonally transformed into any other maximal torus graph having p vertices. As with Wagner's theorem, a normal form representing an intermediate stage in the above transformation is displayed. This result, along with Wagner's theorem, may make possible constructive characterizations of planar and toroidal graphs, through a wholly combinatorial definition of diagonal transformation.     

Maximal planar graphs of inscribable type and diagonal flips

A theorem due to Wagner states that given two maximal planar graphs with n vertices, one can be obtained from the other by performing a finite sequence of diagonal flips. In this paper, we show a result of a similar flavour—given two maximal planar graphs of inscribable type having the same vertex set, one can be obtained from the other by performing a finite sequence of diagonal flips such that all the intermediate graphs are of inscribable type.     

Acyclic improper colourings of graphs with bounded maximum degree

For graphs of bounded maximum degree, we consider acyclic t-improper colourings, that is, colourings in which each bipartite subgraph consisting of the edges between two colour classes is acyclic, and each colour class induces a graph with maximum degree at most t.We consider the supremum, over all graphs of maximum degree at most d, of the acyclic t-improper chromatic number and provide t-improper analogues of results by Alon, McDiarmid and Reed [N. Alon, C.J.H. McDiarmid, B. Reed, Acyclic coloring of graphs, Random Structures Algorithms 2 (3) (1991) 277-288] and Fertin, Raspaud and Reed [G. Fertin, A. Raspaud, B. Reed, Star coloring of graphs, J. Graph Theory 47 (3) (2004) 163-182].     

A Möbius-Invariant Power Diagram and Its Applications to Soap Bubbles and Planar Lombardi Drawing

We use three-dimensional hyperbolic geometry to define a form of power diagram for systems of circles in the plane that is invariant under Möbius transformations. By applying this construction to circle packings derived from the Koebe–Andreev–Thurston circle packing theorem, we show that every planar graph of maximum degree three has a planar Lombardi drawing (a drawing in which the edges are drawn as circular arcs, meeting at equal angles at each vertex). We use circle packing to construct planar Lombardi drawings of a special class of 4-regular planar graphs, the medial graphs of polyhedral graphs, and we show that not every 4-regular planar graph has a planar Lombardi drawing. We also use these power diagrams to characterize the graphs formed by two-dimensional soap bubble clusters (in equilibrium configurations) as being exactly the 3-regular bridgeless planar multigraphs, and we show that soap bubble clusters in stable equilibria must in addition be 3-connected.     

Maximum Genus of Strong Embeddings

The strong embedding conjecture states that any 2-connected graph has a strong embedding on some surface. It implies the circuit double cover conjecture: Any 2-connected graph has a circuit double cover.Conversely, it is not true. But for a 3-regular graph, the two conjectures are equivalent. In this paper, a characterization of graphs having a strong embedding with exactly 3 faces, which is the strong embedding of maximum genus, is given. In addition, some graphs with the property are provided. More generally, an upper bound of the maximum genus of strong embeddings of a graph is presented too. Lastly, it is shown that the interpolation theorem is true to planar Halin graph.     

Enumerative Properties of Rooted Circuit Maps

In 1966, Barnette introduced a set of graphs, called circuit graphs, which are obtained from 3-connected planar graphs by deleting a vertex. Circuit graphs and 3-connected planar graphs share many interesting properties which are not satisfied by general 2-connected planar graphs. Circuit graphs have nice closure properties which make them easier to deal with than 3-connected planar graphs for studying some graph-theoretic properties. In this paper, we study some enumerative properties of circuit graphs. For enumeration purpose, we define rooted circuit maps and compare the number of rooted circuit maps with those of rooted 2-connected planar maps and rooted 3-connected planar maps.     

Covering projective planar graphs with three forests

It is known that all planar graphs and all projective planar graphs have an edge partition into three forests. Gonçalves proved that every planar graph has an edge partition into three forests, one having maximum degree at most four [5]. In this paper, we prove that every projective planar graph has an edge partition into three forests, one having maximum degree at most four.     

Independent coverings and orthogonal colourings

In this paper, two open conjectures are disproved. One conjecture regards independent coverings of sparse partite graphs, whereas the other conjecture regards orthogonal colourings of tree graphs. A relation between independent coverings and orthogonal colourings is established. This relation is applied to find independent coverings of some sparse partite graphs. Additionally, a degree condition providing the existence of an independent covering in the case where the graph has a square number of vertices is found.     

Perfect Elimination and Chordal Bipartite Graphs

We define two types of bipartite graphs, chordal bipartite graphs and perfect elimination bipartite graphs, and prove theorems analogous to those of Dirac and Rose for chordal graphs (rigid circuit graphs, triangulated graphs). Our results are applicable to Gaussian elimination on sparse matrices where a sequence of pivots preserving zeros is sought. Our work removes the constraint imposed by Haskins and Rose that pivots must be along the main diagonal.     

Frugal, acyclic and star colourings of graphs

Given a graph G=(V,E), a vertex colouring of V is t-frugal if no colour appears more than t times in any neighbourhood and is acyclic if each of the bipartite graphs consisting of the edges between any two colour classes is acyclic. For graphs of bounded maximum degree, Hind et al. (1997) [14] studied proper t-frugal colourings and Yuster (1998) [22] studied acyclic proper 2-frugal colourings. In this paper, we expand and generalise this study.