On a class of polynomials obtained from the circuits in a graph and its application to characteristics polynomials of graphs |
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Authors: | E.J. Farrell |
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Affiliation: | Department of Mathematics, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, USA |
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Abstract: | Let G be a graph. With each circuit α in G, we can associate a weight wα, A circuit cover of G is a spanning subgraph of G in which every component is a circuit. With every circuit cover of G, we can associate the monomial Παwα, where the product is taken over all components of the cover. The circuit polynomial of G is ΣΠαwα, where the summation is taken over all circuit covers in G. We show that the characteristics polynomial of G is a special case of its circuit polynomial. Previously obtained and also new results for characteristic polynomials are easily deduced. We also derive the circuit polynomials of various classes of graphs. |
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