On a k-Tree Containing Specified Leaves in a Graph

A k-tree of a graph is a spanning tree with maximum degree at most k. We give sufficient conditions for a graph G to have a k-tree with specified leaves: Let k,s, and n be integers such that k≥2, 0≤s≤k, and n≥s+1. Suppose that (1) G is (s+1)-connected and the degree sum of any k independent vertices of G is at least |G|+(k−1)s−1, or (2) G is n-connected and the independence number of G is at most (n−s)(k−1)+1. Then for any s specified vertices of G, G has a k-tree containing them as leaves. We also discuss the sharpness of the results. This research was partially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists, 15740077, 2005 This research was partially supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists.     

On a Spanning K-tree Containing Specified Vertices in a Graph

Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, English Series - A k-tree is a tree with maximum degree at most k. In this paper, we give a sharp degree sum condition for a graph to have a spanning k-tree in...     

任意长圈覆盖指定的独立的点

An invariant σ2（G） of a graph is defined as follows： σ2（G） ：= min{d（u） ＋ d（v）｜u, v ∈V（G）,uv ∈ E（G）,u ≠ v} is the minimum degree sum of nonadjacent vertices （when G is a complete graph, we define σ2（G） = ∞）. Let k, s be integers with k ≥ 2 and s ≥ 4, G be a graph of order n sufficiently large compared with s and k. We show that if σ2（G） ≥ n ＋ k- 1, then for any set of k independent vertices v1,..., vk, G has k vertex-disjoint cycles C1,..., Ck such that ｜Ci｜ ≤ s and vi ∈ V（Ci） for all 1 ≤ i ≤ k.
The condition of degree sum σs（G） ≥ n ＋ k - 1 is sharp.     

On the Number of Vertices with Specified Eccentricity

The eccentricity of a vertex v in a graph is the maximum of the distances from v to all other vertices. The diameter of a graph is the maximum of the eccentricities of its vertices. Fix the parameters n, d, c. Over all graphs with order n and diameter d, we determine the maximum (within 1) and the minimum of the number of vertices with eccentricity c. Revised: May 7, 1999     

A Cellular Triangle Containing a Specified Point

 Let P be a set of finite points in the plane in general position, and let x be a point which is not contained in any of the lines passing through at least two points of P. A line l is said to be a k-bisector if both of the two closed half-planes determined by l contain at least k points of P. We show that if any line passing through x is a -bisector and does not contain two or more points of P, then there exist three points P ₁, P ₂, P ₃ of P such that ΔP ₁ P ₂ P ₃ contains x and does not contain points of P in its interior, and such that each of the lines passing through two of them is a -bisector. Received: October 16, 1995 / Revised: October 16, 1996     

Long Paths Through Specified Vertices In 3-Connected Graphs

Let h ≥ 6 be an integer, let G be a 3-connected graph with ∣V(G)∣ ≥ h − 1, and let x and z be distinct vertices of G. We show that if for any nonadjacent distinct vertices u and v in V(G) − {x, z}, the sum of the degrees of u and v in G is greater than or equal to h, then for any subset Y of V(G) − {x, z} with ∣Y∣ ≤ 2, G contains a path which has x and z as its endvertices, passes through all vertices in Y, and has length at least h − 2. We also show a similar result for cycles in 2-connected graphs.     

A 2-factor with Short Cycles Passing Through Specified Independent Vertices in Graph

For a graph G, we define σ₂(G) := min{d(u) + d(v)|u, v ≠ ∈ E(G), u ≠ v}. Let k ≥ 1 be an integer and G be a graph of order n ≥ 3k. We prove if σ₂(G) ≥ n + k − 1, then for any set of k independent vertices v ₁,...,v _k , G has k vertex-disjoint cycles C ₁,..., C _k of length at most four such that v _i ∈ V(C _i ) for all 1 ≤ i ≤ k. And show if σ₂(G) ≥ n + k − 1, then for any set of k independent vertices v ₁,...,v _k , G has k vertex-disjoint cycles C ₁,..., C _k such that v _i ∈ V(C _i ) for all 1 ≤ i ≤ k, V(C ₁) ∪...∪ V(C _k ) = V(G), and |C _i | ≤ 4 for all 1 ≤ i ≤ k − 1. The condition of degree sum σ₂(G) ≥ n + k − 1 is sharp. Received: December 20, 2006. Final version received: December 12, 2007.     

Minimum Degree Conditions for Cycles Including Specified Sets of Vertices

This paper generalises the concept of vertex pancyclic graphs. We define a graph as set-pancyclic if for every set S of vertices there is a cycle of every possible length containing S. We show that if the minimum degree of a graph exceeds half its order then the graph is set-pancyclic. We define a graph as k-ordered-pancyclic if, for every set S of cardinality k and every cyclic ordering of S, there is for every possible length a cycle of that length containing S and encountering S in the specified order. We determine the best possible minimum-degree condition which guarantees that a graph is k-ordered-pancyclic.     

Vertex-Disjoint Cycles Containing Specified Edges

Dirac and Ore-type degree conditions are given for a graph to contain vertex disjoint cycles each of which contains a previously specified edge. One set of conditions is given that imply vertex disjoint cycles of length at most 4, and another set of conditions are given that imply the existence of cycles that span all of the vertices of the graph (i.e. a 2-factor). The conditions are shown to be sharp and give positive answers to conjectures of Enomoto in [3] and Wang in [5]. Revised: July 28, 1999     

Fan-Type Theorem for Long Cycles Containing a Specified Edge

In this paper, we prove that if G is 3-connected noncomplete graph of order n satisfying min{max{d(u),d(v)}:d(u,v)=2}=μ, then for each edge e, G has a cycle containing e of length at least min{n,2μ}, unless G is a spanning subgraph of K_μ + K^c_n−μ or K₃+(lK_μ−2∪K_s), where n=l(μ−2)+s+3,1≤s≤μ−2. Partially supported by NNSFC(No. 60172005); Partially supported by NNSFC(No. 10431020);     

On the Existence of a Long Path Between Specified Vertices in a 2-Connected Graph

 Let G be a 2-connected graph with maximum degree Δ (G)≥d, and let x and y be distinct vertices of G. Let W be a subset of V(G)−{x, y} with cardinality at most d−1. Suppose that max{d _G(u), d _G(v)}≥d for every pair of vertices u and v in V(G)−({x, y}∪W) with d _G(u,v)=2. Then x and y are connected by a path of length at least d−|W|. Received: February 5, 1998 Revised: April 13, 1998     

A Spanning Tree with High Degree Vertices

Let G be a connected graph, let ${X \subset V(G)}$ and let f be a mapping from X to {2, 3, . . .}. Kaneko and Yoshimoto (Inf Process Lett 73:163–165, 2000) conjectured that if |N _G (S) ? X| ≥ f (S) ? 2|S| + ω _G (S) + 1 for any subset ${S \subset X}$ , then there exists a spanning tree T such that d _T (x) ≥ f (x) for all ${x \in X}$ . In this paper, we show a result with a stronger assumption than this conjecture; if |N _G (S) ? X| ≥ f (S) ? 2|S| + α(S) + 1 for any subset ${S \subset X}$ , then there exists a spanning tree T such that d _T (x) ≥ f (x) for all ${x \in X}$ .     

Cut Vertices and Degree One Vertices of Zero-Divisor Graphs

This article continues to examine cut vertices in the zero-divisor graphs of commutative rings with 1. The main result is that, with only seven known exceptions, the zero-divisor graph of a commutative ring has a cut vertex if and only if the graph has a degree one vertex. This naturally leads to an examination of the degree one vertices of zero-divisor graphs.     

均衡二部图中含2k条指定边的k个独立圈及2-因子

得到了对于二部图G=(V_1,V_2;E),当|V_1|=|V_2|=n≥2k+1时的结果:对G中任意2k条独立边e_1,e_1~*,…,e_k,e_k~*,G中一定存在k个独立的4-圈C_1,C_2,…,C_k,使得对任意i∈{1,2,…,k}有{e_i,e_i~*}E(C_i).并在此基础上进一步证明了当|V_1|=|V_2|=n≥3k时若对任意两顶点x∈V_1,y∈V_2,都有d(x)+d(y)≥2n-k+1成立,则G有一个2-因子含有k+1个独立圈C_1,C_2,…,C_(k+1)使得对任意i∈{1,2,…,k}有{e_i,e_i~*}E(C_i)且|C_i|=4.     

Vertices of Gelfand--Tsetlin Polytopes

This paper is a study of the polyhedral geometry of Gelfand–Tsetlin polytopes arising in the representation theory of ${\frak gl}_n \Bbb C$ and algebraic combinatorics. We present a combinatorial characterization of the vertices and a method to calculate the dimension of the lowest-dimensional face containing a given Gelfand–Tsetlin pattern. As an application, we disprove a conjecture of Berenstein and Kirillov about the integrality of all vertices of the Gelfand–Tsetlin polytopes. We can construct for each $n\geq5$ a counterexample, with arbitrarily increasing denominators as $n$ grows, of a nonintegral vertex. This is the first infinite family of nonintegral polyhedra for which the Ehrhart counting function is still a polynomial. We also derive a bound on the denominators for the nonintegral vertices when $n$ is fixed.