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Extremal graphs with minimum number of connected subgraphs in a given family

Combinatorics 2025-08-11 v1

Abstract

The subgraph number of a vertex in a graph is defined as the number of connected subgraphs containing that vertex. The graph and its vertex which correspond to the minimum subgraph number among all graphs on nn vertices and kk cut vertices have been characterised. Further, using this characterisation, the graphs with the minimum number of connected subgraphs among all graphs on nn vertices and kk cut vertices, with girth at least kk, have been obtained. This turns out to characterise the graphs with the minimum number of connected subgraphs among all graphs on nn vertices and kk cut vertices for 0k40 \leq k \leq 4.

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@article{arxiv.2508.06476,
  title  = {Extremal graphs with minimum number of connected subgraphs in a given family},
  author = {Dinesh Pandey and Peruvemba Sundaram Ravi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.06476},
  year   = {2025}
}