Neighbor sum distinguishing total colorings of K 4-minor free graphs

A total [k]-coloring of a graph G is a mapping φ： V（G） U E（G） →{1, 2, ..., k} such that any two adjacent elements in V（G）UE（G） receive different colors. Let f（v） denote the sum of the colors of a vertex v and the colors of all incident edges of v. A total [k]-neighbor sum distinguishing-coloring of G is a total [k]-coloring of G such that for each edge uv E E（G）, f（u） ≠ f（v）. By tt [G, Xsd（ J, we denote the smallest value k in such a coloring of G. Pilniak and Woniak conjectured X＇sd（G） 〈 A（G） ＋ 3 for any simple graph with maximum degree A（G）. This conjecture has been proved for complete graphs, cycles, bipartite graphs, and subcubic graphs. In this paper, we prove that it also holds for Ka-minor free graphs. Furthermore, we show that if G is a Ka-minor flee graph with A（G） 〉 4, then ＂ Xnsd（G） 〈 A（G） ＋ 2. The bound A（G） ＋ 2 is sharp.     

On the CNF-complexity of bipartite graphs containing no squares

By a probabilistic construction, we find a bipartite graph having average degree d which can be expressed as a conjunctive normal form using C log d clauses. This negatively resolves Research Problem 1.33 of Jukna [S. Jukna, Boolean Function Complexity: Advances and Frontiers, Algorithms Comb., Vol. 27, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2012].     

On spectral characterizations and embeddings of graphs

The least eigenvalue of the 0-1 adjacency matrix of a graph is denoted λ G. In this paper all graphs with λ(G) greater than ?2 are characterized. Such a graph is a generalized line graph of the form L(T;1,0,…,0), L(T), L(H), where T is a tree and H is unicyclic with an odd cycle, or is one of 573 graphs that arise from the root system E₈. If G is regular with λ(G)>?2, then Gis a clique or an odd circuit. These characterizations are used for embedding problems; λ_R(H) = sup{λ(G)z.sfnc;HinG; Gregular}. H is an odd circuit, a path, or a complete graph iff λ_R(H)> ?2. For any other line graph H, λ_R(H) = ?2. A similar result holds for complete multipartite graphs.     

On strongly almost trivial embeddings of graphs

We present four new classes of graphs, two of which every member has a strongly almost trivial embedding, and the other two of which every member has no strongly almost trivial embeddings. We show that the property that a graph has a strongly almost trivial embedding and the property that a graph has no strongly almost trivial embeddings are not inherited by minors. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory     

On optimal embeddings of metrics in graphs

This paper extends previous results of the authors. In particular, non-treerealizable metrics are investigated and it is shown that every finite metric has an optimal realization by a graph.     

没有K4-图子式的图的无圈边色数

一个图G 的无圈k- 边染色是指G 的一个正常的不产生双色圈的k- 边染色. G 的无圈边色数a′(G) 定义为使得G 有一个无圈k- 边染色的最小的整数k. 本文完全刻画了最大度不为4 的没有K₄-图子式的图的无圈边色数.     

Bounding the number of embeddings of 5-connected projective-planar graphs

A graph is said to be projective-planar if it is nonplanar and is embeddable in a projective plane. In this paper we show that the numbers of projectiveplanar embeddings (up to equivalence) of all 5-connected graphs have an upper bound c(?120).     

On the number of triangular embeddings of complete graphs and complete tripartite graphs

We prove that for every prime number p and odd m>1, as s→∞, there are at least w face 2‐colorable triangular embeddings of K_{w, w, w}, where w = m·p^s. For both orientable and nonorientable embeddings, this result implies that for infinitely many infinite families of z, there is a constant c>0 for which there are at least z nonisomorphic face 2‐colorable triangular embeddings of K_z. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory     

Self-dual embeddings of Cayley graphs

A method for constructing both orientable and non-orientable embeddings of Cayley graphs is described. This method yields all the previously known constructions in addition to producing some new self-dual embeddings.     

Quadrilateral embeddings of bipartite graphs

Current graphs and a theorem of White are used to show the existence of almost complete regular bipartite graphs with quadrilateral embeddings conjectured by Pisanski. Decompositions of K_n and K_{n, n} into graphs with quadrilateral embeddings are discussed, and some thickness results are obtained. Some new genus results are also obtained.     

Isometric embeddings of Johnson graphs in Grassmann graphs

Let V be an n-dimensional vector space (4≤n<∞) and let G_k(V){\mathcal{G}}_{k}(V) be the Grassmannian formed by all k-dimensional subspaces of V. The corresponding Grassmann graph will be denoted by Γ _k (V). We describe all isometric embeddings of Johnson graphs J(l,m), 1<m<l−1 in Γ _k (V), 1<k<n−1 (Theorem 4). As a consequence, we get the following: the image of every isometric embedding of J(n,k) in Γ _k (V) is an apartment of G_k(V){\mathcal{G}}_{k}(V) if and only if n=2k. Our second result (Theorem 5) is a classification of rigid isometric embeddings of Johnson graphs in Γ _k (V), 1<k<n−1.     

On boolean characterizations of planarity and planar embeddings of graphs

This paper is basically a survey on the Boolean characterizations of planarity and planar embeddings of graphs with some new results. A decomposition of a non-planar graph into a kind of maximal planar subgraphs is also provided.Dedicated to Professor Peter L. Hammer on the occasion of his fiftieth birthdayThis research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Induced embeddings in Steinhaus graphs

Fix any positive integer n. Let S be the set of all Steinhaus graphs of order n(n − 1)/2 + 1. The vertices for each graph in S are the first n(n − 1)/2 + 1 positive integers. Let I be the set of all labeled graphs of order n with vertices of the form i(i − 1)/2 + 1 for the first n positive integers i. This article shows that the function ϕ : S → I that maps a Steinhaus graph to its induced subgraph is a bijection. Therefore, any graph of order n is isomorphic to an induced subgraph of a Steinhaus graph of order n(n − 1)/2 + 1. This considerably tightens a result of Brigham, Carrington, and Dutton in [Brigham, Carrington, & Dutton, Combin. Inform. System Sci. 17 (1992)], which showed that this could be done with a Steinhaus graph of order 2ⁿ⁻¹. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Graph Theory 29: 1–9, 1998