Decomposition of Complete Graphs into Isomorphic Complete Bipartite Graphs |
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Authors: | Emre Kolotoğlu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, , Boca Raton, Florida 33431 |
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Abstract: | ![]() A decomposition of a complete graph into disjoint copies of a complete bipartite graph is called a ‐design of order n. The existence problem of ‐designs has been completely solved for the graphs for , for , K2, 3 and K3, 3. In this paper, I prove that for all , if there exists a ‐design of order N, then there exists a ‐design of order n for all (mod ) and . Giving necessary direct constructions, I provide an almost complete solution for the existence problem for complete bipartite graphs with fewer than 18 edges, leaving five orders in total unsolved. |
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Keywords: | graph design graph decomposition complete bipartite graph |
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