Another family of chromatically unique graphs

LetP(G; ) denote the chromatic polynomial of a graphG, expressed in the variable. ThenG is said to be chromatically unique ifG is isomorphic withH for any graphH such thatP(H; ) = P(G; ). In this paper, we provide a new family of chromatically unique graphs.Research was partly supported by the University of Agriculture research grant # 50205-91-05     

Classification of chromatically unique graphs having quadratic σ-polynomials

Frucht and Giudici classified all graphs having quadratic σ-polynomials. Here we classify all chromatically unique graphs having quadratic σ-polynomials.     

Chromatically unique graphs

We show that two infinite families of graphs are chromatically unique. The graphs in these families can be obtained from the wheel graphs by deleting some of the spoke edges. Also, we prove that certain related graphs are not chromatically unique.     

The theory of guaranteed search on graphs

Pursuit-evasion problems on graphs, the most interesting related results, and many applications of guaranteed search theory in mathematics and other sciences are surveyed.     

Variable neighborhood search for extremal graphs 3

In the set of bicolored trees with given numbers of black and of white vertices we describe those for which the largest eigenvalue is extremal (maximal or minimal). The results are first obtained by the automated system AutoGraphiX, developed in GERAD (Montreal), and verified afterwards by theoretical means.     

Variable neighborhood search for extremal graphs 3

In the set of bicolored trees with given numbers of black and of white vertices we describe those for which the largest eigenvalue is extremal (maximal or minimal). The results are first obtained by the automated system AutoGraphiX, developed in GERAD (Montreal), and verified afterwards by theoretical means.     

A left-first search algorithm for planar graphs

We give anO(|V(G)|)-time algorithm to assign vertical and horizontal segments to the vertices of any bipartite plane graphG so that (i) no two segments have an interior point in common, and (ii) two segments touch each other if and only if the corresponding vertices are adjacent. As a corollary, we obtain a strengthening of the following theorem of Ringel and Petrovič. The edges of any maximal bipartite plane graphG with outer facebwb′w′ can be colored by two colors such that the color classes form spanning trees ofG−b andG−b′, respectively. Furthermore, such a coloring can be found in linear time. Our method is based on a new linear-time algorithm for constructing bipolar orientations of 2-connected plane graphs. The research of H. de Fraysseix and P. O. de Mendez was supported by ESPRIT Basic Research Action No. 7141 (ALCOM II). J. Pach's research was supported by NSF Grant CCR-91-22103, OTKA-4269, and ALCOM II.     

A parallel search algorithm for directed acyclic graphs

A parallel algorithm for depth-first searching of a directed acyclic graph (DAG) on a shared memory model of a SIMD computer is proposed. The algorithm uses two parallel tree traversal algorithms, one for the preorder traversal and the other for therpostorder traversal of an ordered tree. Each of these traversal algorithms has a time complexity ofO(logn) whenO(n) processors are used,n being the number of vertices in the tree. The parallel depth-first search algorithm for a directed acyclic graphG withn vertices has a time complexity ofO((logn)²) whenO(n ^2.81/logn) processors are used.     

Finite graphs have unique symmetric products

Let X be a metric continuum and let Fn(X) be the nth symmetric product of X (Fn(X) is the hyperspace of nonempty subsets of X with at most n points). In this paper we prove that if Fn(X) is homeomorphic to Fn(Y), where X is a finite graph and Y is a continuum, then X is homeomorphic to Y.     

Some graphs containing unique Hamiltonian cycles

In this paper, two classes of graphs of arbitrary order are described which contain unique Hamiltonian cycles. All the graphs have mean vertex degree greater than one quarter the order of the graph. The Hamiltonian cycles are detailed, their uniqueness proved and simple rules for the construction of the adjacency matrix of the graphs are given.     

On chromatic and flow polynomial unique graphs

It is known that the chromatic polynomial and flow polynomial of a graph are two important evaluations of its Tutte polynomial, both of which contain much information of the graph. Much research is done on graphs determined entirely by their chromatic polynomials and Tutte polynomials, respectively. Oxley asked which classes of graphs or matroids are determined by their chromatic and flow polynomials together. In this paper, we found several classes of graphs with this property. We first study which graphic parameters are determined by the flow polynomials. Then we study flow-unique graphs. Finally, we show that several classes of graphs, ladders, Möbius ladders and squares of n-cycle are determined by their chromatic polynomials and flow polynomials together. A direct consequence of our theorem is a result of de Mier and Noy [A. de Mier, M. Noy, On graphs determined by their Tutte polynomial, Graphs Comb. 20 (2004) 105-119] that these classes of graphs are Tutte polynomial unique.     

Block graphs with unique minimum dominating sets

For any graph G a set D of vertices of G is a dominating set, if every vertex vV(G)−D has at least one neighbor in D. The domination number γ(G) is the smallest number of vertices in any dominating set. In this paper, a characterization is given for block graphs having a unique minimum dominating set. With this result, we generalize a theorem of Gunther, Hartnell, Markus and Rall for trees.     

A note concerning graphs with unique f-factors

We show that if a 2-edge connected graph G has a unique f-factor F, then some vertex has the same degree in F as in G. This conclusion is the best possible, even if the hypothesis is considerably strengthened.     

Depth first search in claw-free graphs

Optimization problems concerning the vertex degrees of spanning trees of connected graphs play an extremely important role in network design. Minimizing the number of leaves of the spanning trees is NP-hard, since it is a generalization of the problem of finding a hamiltonian path of the graph. Moreover, Lu and Ravi (The power of local optimization: approximation algorithms for maximum-leaf spanning tree (DRAFT), CS-96-05, Department of Computer Science, Brown University, Providence, 1996) showed that this problem does not even have a constant factor approximation, unless \(\hbox {P}=\hbox {NP}\), thus properties that guarantee the existence of a spanning tree with a small number of leaves are of special importance. In this paper we are dealing with finding spanning trees with few leaves in claw-free graphs. We prove that all claw-free graphs have a DFS-tree, such that the leaves different from the root have no common neighbour, generalizing a theorem of Kano et al. (Ars Combin 103:137–154, 2012). The result also implies a strengthening of a result of Ainouche et al. (Ars Combin 29C:110–121, 1990).     

Maximum graphs with a unique k-factor

For suitable integers p and k, let f(p, k) denote the maximum number of edges in a graph of order p which has a unique k-factor. The values of f(p, k) are determined for k = 2, p ? 3, and p ? 2 and the extremal graphs are determined.     

Maximum graphs with a unique minimum dominating set

We present a conjecture on the maximum number of edges of a graph that has a unique minimum dominating set. We verify our conjecture for some special cases and prove a weakened version of this conjecture in general.