Pairs of Chromatically Equivalent Graphs

Two graphs are said to be chromatically equivalent if they have the same chromatic polynomial. In this paper we give the means to construct infinitely many pairs of chromatically equivalent graphs where one graph in the pair is clique-separable, that is, can be obtained by identifying an r-clique in some graph H ₁ with an r-clique in some graph H ₂, and the other graph is non-clique-separable. There are known methods for finding pairs of chromatically equivalent graphs where both graphs are clique-separable or both graphs are non-clique-separable. Although examples of pairs of chromatically equivalent graphs where only one of the graphs is clique-separable are known, a method for the construction of infinitely many such pairs was not known. Our method constructs such pairs of graphs with odd order n ≥ 9.     

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.     

具有八个节点的自补图

In this note we deduce that there are exactly 10 self complement graphs on 8 vertices (G=G), which is characterized in the sort of degree sequences . It is a correction to the assertation made by Harary ( [ 1 ]) .     

Intriguing Sets of Vertices of Regular Graphs

Intriguing and tight sets of vertices of point-line geometries have recently been studied in the literature. In this paper, we indicate a more general framework for dealing with these notions. Indeed, we show that some of the results obtained earlier can be generalized to larger classes of graphs. We also give some connections and relations with other notions and results from algebraic graph theory. One of the main tools in our study will be the Bose–Mesner algebra associated with the graph.     

Planar Hypohamiltonian Graphs on 40 Vertices

A graph is hypohamiltonian if it is not Hamiltonian, but the deletion of any single vertex gives a Hamiltonian graph. Until now, the smallest known planar hypohamiltonian graph had 42 vertices, a result due to Araya and Wiener. That result is here improved upon by 25 planar hypohamiltonian graphs of order 40, which are found through computer‐aided generation of certain families of planar graphs with girth 4 and a fixed number of 4‐faces. It is further shown that planar hypohamiltonian graphs exist for all orders greater than or equal to 42. If Hamiltonian cycles are replaced by Hamiltonian paths throughout the definition of hypohamiltonian graphs, we get the definition of hypotraceable graphs. It is shown that there is a planar hypotraceable graph of order 154 and of all orders greater than or equal to 156. We also show that the smallest planar hypohamiltonian graph of girth 5 has 45 vertices.     

The Inducibility of Graphs on Four Vertices

We consider the problem of determining the maximum induced density of a graph H in any graph on n vertices. The limit of this density as n tends to infinity is called the inducibility of H. The exact value of this quantity is known only for a handful of small graphs and a specific set of complete multipartite graphs. Answering questions of Brown–Sidorenko and Exoo, we determine the inducibility of K_{1, 1, 2} and the paw graph. The proof is obtained using semidefinite programming techniques based on a modern language of extremal graph theory, which we describe in full detail in an accessible setting.     

Geometric and Combinatorial Realizations of Crystal Graphs

For irreducible integrable highest weight modules of the finite and affine Lie algebras of type A and D, we define an isomorphism between the geometric realization of the crystal graphs in terms of irreducible components of Nakajima quiver varieties and the combinatorial realizations in terms of Young tableaux and Young walls. For type A_n⁽¹⁾, we extend the Young wall construction to arbitrary level, describing a combinatorial realization of the crystals in terms of new objects which we call Young pyramids. Presented by P. Littleman Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) Primary 16G10, 17B37. Alistair Savage: This research was supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and was partially conducted by the author for the Clay Mathematics Institute.     

h连通图中非临界点的个数

设Ｇ是ｈ连通的简单非完全图，ｖ中Ｇ的顶点，若ｋ（Ｇ－ｖ）≥ｋ（Ｇ），则称ｖ是Ｇ的非临界点，关于Ｇ中非临界点的个数，Ｖｅｌｄｍａｎ和苏健基分别给定了在不同条件下的下界，本文推广了他们的结果，得到了更一般的下界。     

Cut Vertices in Zero-Divisor Graphs of Finite Commutative Rings

A cut vertex of a connected graph is a vertex whose removal would result in a graph having two or more connected components. We examine the presence of cut vertices in zero-divisor graphs of finite commutative rings and provide a partial classification of the rings in which they appear.     

Locating Pairs of Vertices on a Hamiltonian Cycle in Bigraphs

Let G be a simple \(m\times m\) bipartite graph with minimum degree \(\delta (G)\ge m/2+1\). We prove that for every pair of vertices x, y, there is a Hamiltonian cycle in G such that the distance between x and y along that cycle equals k, where \(2\le k<m/6\) is an integer having appropriate parity. We conjecture that this is also true up to \(k\le m\).     

Note on Locating Pairs of Vertices on Hamiltonian Cycles

Given a fixed positive integer k ≥ 2, let G be a simple graph of order n ≥ 6k. It is proved that if the minimum degree of G is at least n/2 + 1, then for every pair of vertices x and y, there exists a Hamiltonian cycle such that the distance between x and y along that cycle is precisely k.     

Coloring Vertices and Faces of Locally Planar Graphs

If G is an embedded graph, a vertex-face r-coloring is a mapping that assigns a color from the set {1, . . . ,r} to every vertex and every face of G such that different colors are assigned whenever two elements are either adjacent or incident. Let χ_vf(G) denote the minimum r such that G has a vertex-face r-coloring. Ringel conjectured that if G is planar, then χ_vf(G)≤6. A graph G drawn on a surface S is said to be 1-embedded in S if every edge crosses at most one other edge. Borodin proved that if G is 1-embedded in the plane, then χ(G)≤6. This result implies Ringel's conjecture. Ringel also stated a Heawood style theorem for 1-embedded graphs. We prove a slight strengthening of this result. If G is 1-embedded in S, let w(G) denote the edge-width of G, i.e. the length of a shortest non-contractible cycle in G. We show that if G is 1-embedded in S and w(G) is large enough, then the list chromatic number ch(G) is at most 8. Work completed while the author was the Neil R. Grabois Visiting Chair of Mathematics, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346 USA. Supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Slovenia, Research Program P1–0507–0101.     

Distance Between Two Vertices of Maximum Matching Graphs

The maximum matching graph of a graph has a vertex for each maximum matching and an edge for each pair of maximum matchings which differ by exactly one edge. In this paper, we obtain a lower bound of distance between two vertices of maximum matching graph, and give a necessary and sufficient condition that the bound can be reached.     

Two Paths Joining Given Vertices in 2k-Edge-Connected Graphs

Let k≥2 be an integer and G = (V(G), E(G)) be a k-edge-connected graph. For X⊆V(G), e(X) denotes the number of edges between X and V(G) − X. Let {s_i, t_i}⊆X_i⊆V(G) (i=1,2) and X₁∩X₂=∅. We here prove that if k is even and e(X_i)≤2k−1 (i=1,2), then there exist paths P₁ and P₂ such that P_i joins s_i and t_i, V(P_i)⊆X_i (i=1,2) and G − E(P₁∪P₂) is (k−2)-edge-connected (for odd k, if e(X₁)≤2k−2 and e(X₂)≤2k−1, then the same result holds [10]), and we give a generalization of this result and some other results about paths not containing given edges.     

图的上可嵌入性与独立顶点的新度和

Let G be a k(k ≤3)-edge connected simple graph with minimal degree ≥ 3,girth g,r=g12.For any independent set {a1,a2 , . . . , a 6/(4 k)} of G,if,then G is up-embeddable.     

含有割点的图的最小特征值

Let ψ be a certain set of graphs.A graph is called a minimizing graph in the set ψ if its least eigenvalue attains the minimum among all graphs in ψ.In this paper,we determine the unique minimizing graph in ψn,where ψn denotes the set of connected graphs of order n with cut vertices.     

Cycles Through 23 Vertices in 3-Connected Cubic Planar Graphs

 We establish that if A is a set of at most 23 vertices in a 3-connected cubic planar graph G, then there is a cycle in G containing A. This result is sharp. Revised: September 1, 1997     

Forbidden Pairs of Disconnected Graphs Implying Hamiltonicity

Let H be a given graph. A graph G is said to be H‐free if G contains no induced copies of H. For a class of graphs, the graph G is ‐free if G is H‐free for every . Bedrossian characterized all the pairs of connected subgraphs such that every 2‐connected ‐free graph is hamiltonian. Faudree and Gould extended Bedrossian's result by proving the necessity part of the result based on infinite families of non‐hamiltonian graphs. In this article, we characterize all pairs of (not necessarily connected) graphs such that there exists an integer n₀ such that every 2‐connected ‐free graph of order at least n₀ is hamiltonian.