A note on hamiltonian cycles in $4$-tough $(P_2\cup kP_1)$-free graphs
Combinatorics
2022-02-15 v1
Abstract
Let be a real number and be a graph. We say is -tough if for every cutset of , the ratio of to the number of components of is at least . The Toughness Conjecture of Chv\'atal, stating that there exists a constant such that every -tough graph with at least three vertices is hamiltonian, is still open in general. For any given integer , a graph is free if does not contain the disjoint union of and isolated vertices as an induced subgraph. In this note, we show that every 4-tough and -connected -free graph with at least three vertices is hamiltonian. This result in some sense is an "extension" of the classical Chv\'{a}tal-Erd\H{o}s Theorem that every -connected -free graph on at least three vertices is hamiltonian.
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@article{arxiv.2202.06192,
title = {A note on hamiltonian cycles in $4$-tough $(P_2\cup kP_1)$-free graphs},
author = {Lingjuan Shi and Songling Shan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.06192},
year = {2022}
}
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6 pages