A Construction of Sequentially Cohen-Macaulay Graphs

For every simple graph G,a class of multiple clique cluster-whiskered graphs Geπm is introduced,and it is shown that all such graphs are vertex decomposable;thus,the independence simplicial complex IndGeπm is sequentially Cohen-Macaulay.The properties of the graphs Geπm and Gπ constructed by Cook and Nagel are studied,including the enumeration of facets of the complex Ind Gπ and the calculation of Betti numbers of the cover ideal Ic(Geπ").We also prove that the complex △ =IndH is strongly shellable and pure for either a Boolean graph H =Bn or the full clique-whiskered graph H =Gw of G,which is obtained by adding a whisker to each vertex of G.This implies that both the facet ideal I(△) and the cover ideal Ic(H) have linear quotients.     

The connectivity of a graph on uniform points on [0,1]

A random graph G_n(x) is constructed on independent random points U₁,…,U_n distributed uniformly on [0,1]^d, d1, in which two distinct such points are joined by an edge if the l_∞-distance between them is at most some prescribed value 0<x<1. The connectivity distance c_n, the smallest x for which G_n(x) is connected, is shown to satisfy

(1)

For d2, the random graph G_n(x) behaves like a d-dimensional version of the random graphs of Erdös and Rényi, despite the fact that its edges are not independent: c_n/d_n→1, a.s., as n→∞, where d_n is the largest nearest-neighbor link, the smallest x for which G_n(x) has no isolated vertices.     

实现同一度序列的图的最大团数

图G中最大完全子图的阶数称为G的团效．ω(π)和γ(π)分别表示实现度序列π=(d_1,d_2,…,d_n)的图的最大团数和最小团数．Erds,Jacobson和Lehel开始考虑确定具有相同度序列π的图的可能的团数问题．他们证明了对于充分大的n,有ω(π)-γ(π)-n一2n~(2/3)．在本文中,我们首先估计了一类特殊可图序列的ω(π)之值,其次我们建立了一个估计任意可图序列π的ω(π)之值的算法．     

Diversification strategies in tabu search algorithms for the maximum clique problem

The purpose of this study is to develop some understanding of the benefits that can be derived from the inclusion of diversification strategies in tabu search methods. To do so, we discuss the implementation of various diversification strategies in several tabu search heuristics developed for the maximum clique problem. Computational results on a large set of randomly generated test problems are reported and compared to assess the impact of these techniques on solution quality and running time.     

Graphs vertex-partitionable into strong cliques

A clique in a graph is strong if it intersects all maximal independent sets. A graph is localizable if it has a partition of the vertex set into strong cliques. Localizable graphs were introduced by Yamashita and Kameda in 1999 and form a rich class of well-covered graphs that coincides with the class of well-covered graphs within the class of perfect graphs. In this paper, we give several equivalent formulations of the property of localizability and develop polynomially testable characterizations of localizable graphs within three non-perfect graph classes: triangle-free graphs, $C_4$-free graphs, and line graphs. Furthermore, we use localizable graphs to construct an infinite family of counterexamples to a conjecture due to Zaare-Nahandi about $k$-partite well-covered graphs having all maximal cliques of size $k$.     

Between clique-width and linear clique-width of bipartite graphs

We consider hereditary classes of bipartite graphs where clique-width is bounded, but linear clique-width is not. Our goal is identifying classes that are critical with respect to linear clique-width. We discover four such classes and conjecture that this list is complete, i.e. a hereditary class of bipartite graphs of bounded clique-width that excludes a graph from each of the four critical classes has bounded linear clique-width.     

On E(s2)‐optimal and minimax‐optimal supersaturated designs with 20 rows and 76 columns

We derive a previously unknown lower bound of 41 for the frequency of of an E(s²)‐optimal and minimax‐optimal supersaturated design (SSD) with 20 rows and 76 columns. This is accomplished by an exhaustive computer search that uses the combinatorial properties of resolvable 2 − (20, 10, 36) designs and the parallel class intersection pattern method. We also classify all nonisomorphic E(s²)‐optimal 4‐circulant SSDs with 20 rows and .     

An approximate version of Hadwiger's conjecture for claw‐free graphs

Hadwiger's conjecture states that every graph with chromatic number χ has a clique minor of size χ. In this paper we prove a weakened version of this conjecture for the class of claw‐free graphs (graphs that do not have a vertex with three pairwise nonadjacent neighbors). Our main result is that a claw‐free graph with chromatic number χ has a clique minor of size $\lceil\frac{2}{3}\chi\rceil$. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 63: 259–278, 2010     

Obstructions to chordal circular-arc graphs of small independence number

A blocking quadruple (BQ) is a quadruple of vertices of a graph such that any two vertices of the quadruple either miss (have no neighbours on) some path connecting the remaining two vertices of the quadruple, or are connected by some path missed by the remaining two vertices. This is akin to the notion of asteroidal triple used in the classical characterization of interval graphs by Lekkerkerker and Boland [Klee, V., What are the intersection graphs of arcs in a circle?, American Mathematical Monthly 76 (1976), pp. 810–813.].In this note, we first observe that blocking quadruples are obstructions for circular-arc graphs. We then focus on chordal graphs, and study the relationship between the structure of chordal graphs and the presence/absence of blocking quadruples.Our contribution is two-fold. Firstly, we provide a forbidden induced subgraph characterization of chordal graphs without blocking quadruples. In particular, we observe that all the forbidden subgraphs are variants of the subgraphs forbidden for interval graphs [Klee, V., What are the intersection graphs of arcs in a circle?, American Mathematical Monthly 76 (1976), pp. 810–813.]. Secondly, we show that the absence of blocking quadruples is sufficient to guarantee that a chordal graph with no independent set of size five is a circular-arc graph. In our proof we use a novel geometric approach, constructing a circular-arc representation by traversing around a carefully chosen clique tree.     

On the Iterated Biclique Operator

A biclique of a graph G is a maximal induced complete bipartite subgraph of G. The biclique graph of G, denoted by , is the intersection graph of the bicliques of G. We say that a graph G diverges (or converges or is periodic) under an operator F whenever ( for some m, or for some k and , respectively). Given a graph G, the iterated biclique graph of G, denoted by , is the graph obtained by applying the biclique operator k successive times to G. In this article, we study the iterated biclique graph of G. In particular, we classify the different behaviors of when the number of iterations k grows to infinity. That is, we prove that a graph either diverges or converges under the biclique operator. We give a forbidden structure characterization of convergent graphs, which yield a polynomial time algorithm to decide if a given graph diverges or converges. This is in sharp contrast with the situsation for the better known clique operator, where it is not even known if the corresponding problem is decidable. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Graph Theory 73: 181–190, 2013