On the Minimum Number of Spanning Trees in k‐Edge‐Connected Graphs

We show that a k‐edge‐connected graph on n vertices has at least spanning trees. This bound is tight if k is even and the extremal graph is the n‐cycle with edge multiplicities . For k odd, however, there is a lower bound , where . Specifically, and . Not surprisingly, c₃ is smaller than the corresponding number for 4‐edge‐connected graphs. Examples show that . However, we have no examples of 5‐edge‐connected graphs with fewer spanning trees than the n‐cycle with all edge multiplicities (except one) equal to 3, which is almost 6‐regular. We have no examples of 5‐regular 5‐edge‐connected graphs with fewer than spanning trees, which is more than the corresponding number for 6‐regular 6‐edge‐connected graphs. The analogous surprising phenomenon occurs for each higher odd edge connectivity and regularity.     

Multi-Faithful Spanning Trees of Infinite Graphs

For an end and a tree T of a graph G we denote respectively by m() and m _T () the maximum numbers of pairwise disjoint rays of G and T belonging to , and we define tm() := min{m _T(): T is a spanning tree of G}. In this paper we give partial answers — affirmative and negative ones — to the general problem of determining if, for a function f mapping every end of G to a cardinal f() such that tm() f() m(), there exists a spanning tree T of G such that m _T () = f() for every end of G.     

Chordal 2‐Connected Graphs and Spanning Trees

We present a transformation on a chordal 2‐connected simple graph that decreases the number of spanning trees. Based on this transformation, we show that for positive integers n, m with , the threshold graph having n vertices and m edges that consists of an ‐clique and vertices of degree 2 is the only graph with the fewest spanning trees among all 2‐connected chordal graphs on n vertices and m edges.     

Aztec Diamonds, Checkerboard Graphs, and Spanning Trees

This note derives the characteristic polynomial of a graph that represents nonjump moves in a generalized game of checkers. The number of spanning trees is also determined.     

几乎无爪图的叶子数较少的生成树

A spanning tree with no more than 3 leaves is called a spanning 3-ended tree.In this paper, we prove that if G is a k-connected(k ≥ 2) almost claw-free graph of order n and σ_(k+3)(G) ≥ n + k + 2, then G contains a spanning 3-ended tree, where σk(G) =min{∑_(v∈S)deg(v) : S is an independent set of G with |S| = k}.     

有向图中几类支撑树数目的计算公式

将W.T.Tultte提出的计算有向图中以某点为根的支撑出树数目的公式推广到了更一般的情况,并给出了有向图中具有不同特点的支撑树数目的计算公式。     

Connected Factors and Spanning Trees in Graphs

 Let G be a graph, and g, f, f′ be positive integer-valued functions defined on V(G). If an f′-factor of G is a spanning tree, we say that it is f′-tree. In this paper, it is shown that G contains a connected (g, f+f′−1)-factor if G has a (g, f)-factor and an f′-tree. Received: October 30, 2000 Final version received: August 20, 2002     

广义de Bruijn有向图及其叠线图的支撑树与欧拉环游的计数

给出了一类特殊的广义deBruijn有向图的支撑树与欧环游的数目的简洁表示式，并得到了广义deBruijn有向叠线图的支撑树与欧拉环境数目的计算公式。     

几类图的支撑树的个数

推广了计算图的支撑树个数的递归公式,解释了组合计数原理的用法.用组合技巧和常系数线性递归序列的解法,对n步梯、n-棱柱、Mobius n-棱柱及有关图,找到了计算它们的支撑树的个数的若干公式.     

图的生成树分解

一个图Ｇ称为是ｍ－ＳＴ可分解的,如果Ｇ能分解为ｍ个边不交生成树的并,本文研究了一个图是ｍ－ＳＴ可分解的若干性质,并证明了两类平面图是２－ＳＴ可分解的。     

A Sharp Upper Bound for the Number of Spanning Trees of a Graph

Let G = (V,E) be a simple graph with n vertices, e edges and d₁ be the highest degree. Further let λ_i, i = 1,2,...,n be the non-increasing eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix of the graph G. In this paper, we obtain the following result: For connected graph G, λ₂ = λ₃ = ... =  λ_n-1 if and only if G is a complete graph or a star graph or a (d₁,d₁) complete bipartite graph. Also we establish the following upper bound for the number of spanning trees of G on n, e and d₁ only:

On the Entropy of Spanning Trees on a Large Triangular Lattice

The double integral representing the entropy S_tri of spanning trees on a large triangular lattice is evaluated using two different methods, one algebraic and one graphical. Both methods lead to the same result

On s‐Hamiltonian Line Graphs

For an integer s ≥ 0, a graph G is s‐hamiltonian if for any vertex subset with |S^′| ≤ s, G ‐ S^′ is hamiltonian. It is well known that if a graph G is s‐hamiltonian, then G must be (s+2)‐connected. The converse is not true, as there exist arbitrarily highly connected nonhamiltonian graphs. But for line graphs, we prove that when s ≥ 5, a line graph is s‐hamiltonian if and only if it is (s+2)‐connected.     

Dirac's Condition for Completely Independent Spanning Trees

Two spanning trees T₁ and T₂ of a graph G are completely independent if, for any two vertices u and v, the paths from u to v in T₁ and T₂ are internally disjoint. In this article, we show two sufficient conditions for the existence of completely independent spanning trees. First, we show that a graph of n vertices has two completely independent spanning trees if the minimum degree of the graph is at least . Then, we prove that the square of a 2‐connected graph has two completely independent spanning trees. These conditions are known to be sufficient conditions for Hamiltonian graphs.     

Edge‐Disjoint Spanning Trees,Edge Connectivity,and Eigenvalues in Graphs

Let and denote the second largest eigenvalue and the maximum number of edge‐disjoint spanning trees of a graph G, respectively. Motivated by a question of Seymour on the relationship between eigenvalues of a graph G and bounds of , Cioab? and Wong conjectured that for any integers and a d‐regular graph G, if , then . They proved the conjecture for , and presented evidence for the cases when . Thus the conjecture remains open for . We propose a more general conjecture that for a graph G with minimum degree , if , then . In this article, we prove that for a graph G with minimum degree δ, each of the following holds.

• (i) For , if and , then .
• (ii) For , if and , then .

Our results sharpen theorems of Cioab? and Wong and give a partial solution to Cioab? and Wong's conjecture and Seymour's problem. We also prove that for a graph G with minimum degree , if , then the edge connectivity is at least k, which generalizes a former result of Cioab?. As corollaries, we investigate the Laplacian and signless Laplacian eigenvalue conditions on and edge connectivity.     

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．     

连通图的度序列及连通平面图的低度点个数

美国数学家Bondy给出了一个非负整数序列为简单图的度序列的充要条件.本文对此进行了发展,证明了一个正整数序列为连通简单图的度序列的充要条件;然后在此基础上又探讨了平面图的低度点个数问题并定义了描述连通平面图的低度点个数的一个概念φ(n,m),并对某些低阶平面图求出了φ(n,m)的值.最后给出了φ(n,m)的上下界.     

Minimum Spanning Trees with Sums of Ratios

We present an algorithm for finding a minimum spanning tree where the costs are the sum of two linear ratios. We show how upper and lower bounds may be quickly generated. By associating each ratio value with a new variable in `image space,' we show how to tighten these bounds by optimally solving a sequence of constrained minimum spanning tree problems. The resulting iterative algorithm then finds the globally optimal solution. Two procedures are presented to speed up the basic algorithm. One relies on the structure of the problem to find a locally optimal solution while the other is independent of the problem structure. Both are shown to be effective in reducing the computational effort. Numerical results are presented.     

On Rationality of Generating Function for the Number of Spanning Trees in Circulant Graphs

Let F(x)=∑∞n=1 Tsi,s2,...,sk(n)x^n be the generating function for the number,Ts1bs2,...,sk(n) of spanning trees in the circulant graph Cn(s1,S2,...,Sk).We show that F(x)is a rational function with integer coefficients satisfying the property F(x)=F(l/x).A similar result is also true for the circulant graphs C2n(s1,S2,....,Sk,n)of odd valency.We illustrate the obtained results by a series of examples.