Connected Domatic Number in Planar Graphs

A dominating set in a graph G is a connected dominating set of G if it induces a connected subgraph of G. The connected domatic number of G is the maximum number of pairwise disjoint, connected dominating sets in V(G). We establish a sharp lower bound on the number of edges in a connected graph with a given order and given connected domatic number. We also show that a planar graph has connected domatic number at most 4 and give a characterization of planar graphs having connected domatic number 3.     

图的连通因子

连通因子问题与Hamilton问题和信息网络有着密切的联系．1993年，首先由M.Kano就该问题在[6]中提出了许多问题和猜想，接下来他又在[16]中提出了一些猜想，本文就连通因子问题在过去十年的主要进展进行了回顾并提出了若干可进一步研究的问题和猜想．     

6连通图中的可收缩边

Kriesell(2001年)猜想：如果κ连通图中任意两个相邻顶点的度的和至少是2[5κ/4]-1则图中有κ-可收缩边．本文证明每一个收缩临界6连通图中有两个相邻的度为6的顶点，由此推出该猜想对κ=6成立。     

泛连通图的Faudree-Schelp定理和哈密尔顿连通图的Ore定理的注记

In this note more short proofs are given for Faudree-Schelp theorem and Ore theorem.     

On Connected Resolving Decompositions in Graphs

For an ordered k-decomposition of a connected graph G and an edge e of G, the -code of e is the k-tuple where d(e, G _i) is the distance from e to G _i. A decomposition is resolving if every two distinct edges of G have distinct -codes. The minimum k for which G has a resolving k-decomposition is its decomposition dimension dim _d (G). A resolving decomposition of G is connected if each G _i is connected for 1 i k. The minimum k for which G has a connected resolving k-decomposition is its connected decomposition number cd(G). Thus 2 dim _d (G) cd(G) m for every connected graph G of size m 2. All nontrivial connected graphs of size m with connected decomposition number 2 or m have been characterized. We present characterizations for connected graphs of size m with connected decomposition number m – 1 or m – 2. It is shown that each pair s, t of rational numbers with 0 < s t 1, there is a connected graph G of size m such that dim _d (G)/m = s and cd(G)/m = t.     

The Average Degree of Minimally Contraction‐Critically 5‐Connected Graphs

An edge of a 5‐connected graph is said to be 5‐removable (resp. 5‐contractible) if the removal (resp. the contraction) of the edge results in a 5‐connected graph. A 5‐connected graph with neither 5‐removable edges nor 5‐contractible edges is said to be minimally contraction‐critically 5‐connected. We show the average degree of every minimally contraction‐critically 5‐connected graph is less than . This bound is sharp in the sense that for any positive real number ε, there is a minimally contraction‐critically 5‐connected graph whose average degree is greater than .     

三正则连通图的Cordial性

用调整顶点标号的方法确定了3正则连通图的Cordial性．     

Pathwidth of Planar and Line Graphs

 We prove that for every 2-connected planar graph the pathwidth of its geometric dual is less than the pathwidth of its line graph. This implies that pathwidth(H)≤ pathwidth(H ^*)+1 for every planar triangulation H and leads us to a conjecture that pathwidth(G)≤pathwidth(G ^*)+1 for every 2-connected graph G. Received: May 8, 2001 Final version received: March 26, 2002 RID="*" ID="*" I acknowledge support by EC contract IST-1999-14186, Project ALCOM-FT (Algorithms and Complexity - Future Technologies) and support by the RFBR grant N01-01-00235. Acknowledgments. I am grateful to Petr Golovach, Roland Opfer and anonymous referee for their useful comments and suggestions.     

Maximizing H‐Colorings of Connected Graphs with Fixed Minimum Degree

For graphs G and H , an H‐coloring of G is a map from the vertices of G to the vertices of H that preserves edge adjacency. We consider the following extremal enumerative question: for a given H , which connected n‐vertex graph with minimum degree δ maximizes the number of H‐colorings? We show that for nonregular H and sufficiently large n , the complete bipartite graph is the unique maximizer. As a corollary, for nonregular H and sufficiently large n the graph is the unique k‐connected graph that maximizes the number of H‐colorings among all k‐connected graphs. Finally, we show that this conclusion does not hold for all regular H by exhibiting a connected n‐vertex graph with minimum degree δ that has more ‐colorings (for sufficiently large q and n ) than .     

有限连通图上随机扩张森林和连通子图的边负相关性

设G为有限连通图．本文研究图G的子图空间G上的三类概率测度,它们分别刻画图的随机扩张树,随机扩张森林和随机连通子图．基于G上均匀扩张树的边负相关性,我们构造G上的一族边负相关的非平凡随机扩张森林和随机连通子图．此外,我们还给出一定条件下图上均匀扩张森林的边负相关性．     

泛连通图定理和Ore2条件

记Ore2=min{d(y) d(x)|x,y∈V(G),d(x,y)=2}，本得到：若n阶图G的Ore2≥n 1，则G是[5;n]泛连通图。此是比Faudree等人的定理进一步的结果。     

极小拟(k+1)连通图的最小度

给出了极小拟5连通图有围长大于或等于4的极小拟（k）＋1连通图的最小度。     

具有最大控制数的连通图的刻画

设Ｇ为一个Ｐ阶图,γ（Ｇ）表示Ｇ的控制数．显然γ（Ｇ）≤［ｐ／２］．本文的目的是刻画达到这个上界的连通图．主要结果：（１）当ｐ为偶数时,γ（Ｇ）＝ｐ／２当且仅当Ｇ≈C₄或者Ｇ为某连通图的冠;（２）当ｐ为奇数时,γ（Ｇ）＝(p-1)/2当且仅当Ｇ的每棵生成树为定理３．１中所示的两类树之一．     

Treewidth of Cartesian Products of Highly Connected Graphs

The following theorem is proved: for all k‐connected graphs G and H each with at least n vertices, the treewidth of the cartesian product of G and H is at least . For , this lower bound is asymptotically tight for particular graphs G and H. This theorem generalizes a well‐known result about the treewidth of planar grid graphs.     

Large ‐ or ‐Minors in 3‐Connected Graphs

There are numerous results bounding the circumference of certain 3‐connected graphs. There is no good bound on the size of the largest bond (cocircuit) of a 3‐connected graph, however. Oporowski, Oxley, and Thomas (J Combin Theory Ser B 57 (1993), 2, 239–257) proved the following result in 1993. For every positive integer k, there is an integer such that every 3‐connected graph with at least n vertices contains a ‐ or ‐minor. This result implies that the size of the largest bond in a 3‐connected graph grows with the order of the graph. Oporowski et al. obtained a huge function iteratively. In this article, we first improve the above authors' result and provide a significantly smaller and simpler function . We then use the result to obtain a lower bound for the largest bond of a 3‐connected graph by showing that any 3‐connected graph on n vertices has a bond of size at least . In addition, we show the following: Let G be a 3‐connected planar or cubic graph on n vertices. Then for any , G has a ‐minor with , and thus a bond of size at least .     

Hall‐Type Results for 3‐Connected Projective Graphs

Projective planar graphs can be characterized by a set of 35 excluded minors. However, these 35 are not equally important. A set of 3‐connected members of is excludable if there are only finitely many 3‐connected nonprojective planar graphs that do not contain any graph in as a minor. In this article, we show that there are precisely two minimal excludable sets, which have sizes 19 and 20, respectively.     

There Exist Highly Critically Connected Graphs of Diameter Three

Let κ(G) denote the (vertex) connectivity of a graph G. For ℓ≥0, a noncomplete graph of finite connectivity is called ℓ-critical if κ(G−X)=κ(G)−|X| for every X⊆V(G) with |X|≤ℓ. Mader proved that every 3-critical graph has diameter at most 4 and asked for 3-critical graphs having diameter exceeding 2. Here we give an affirmative answer by constructing an ℓ-critical graph of diameter 3 for every ℓ≥3.     

含有两个非临界点的强连通定向图的弧数

证明顶点数为$n\geq 4$,弧数为$m\geq {n-1 \choose 2}+3$的强连通定向
图$D$中存在两点$u^*$、!$v^*$,使得$D-u^*$和$D-v^*$都是强连通的, 并用例子说明这里所给的
关于弧数的下界是紧的.     

Minors in large almost‐5‐connected non‐planar graphs

It is shown that every sufficiently large almost‐5‐connected non‐planar graph contains a minor isomorphic to an arbitrarily large graph from one of six families of graphs. The graphs in these families are also almost‐5‐connected, by which we mean that they are 4‐connected and all 4‐separations contain a “small” side. As a corollary, every sufficiently large almost‐5‐connected non‐planar graph contains both a K_{3, 4}‐minor and a ‐minor. The connectivity condition cannot be reduced to 4‐connectivity, as there are known infinite families of 4‐connected non‐planar graphs that do not contain a K_{3, 4}‐minor. Similarly, there are known infinite families of 4‐connected non‐planar graphs that do not contain a ‐minor.