1. School of Mathematics and Statistics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China;2. Zhengzhou International School, Zhengzhou 450000, China;3. Department of Mathematics, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, 19530, USA
Abstract:
A forced cycle of a graph is a cycle in such that has a unique perfect matching. A graph is a cycle-forced graph if every cycle in is a forced cycle. In this paper, we give a characterization of cycle-forced hamiltonian bipartite graphs.