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Intersection Graphs of Maximal Sub-polygons of $k$-Lizards

Combinatorics 2021-04-30 v1

Abstract

We introduce kk-maximal sub-polygon graphs (kk-MSP graphs), the intersection graphs of maximal polygons contained in a polygon with sides parallel to a regular 2k2k-gon. We prove that all complete graphs are kk-MSP graphs for all k>1k>1; trees are 22-MSP graphs; trees are kk-MSP graphs for k>2k>2 if and only if they're caterpillars; and nn-cycles are not kk-MSP graphs for n>3n>3 and k>1k>1. We derive bounds for which jj-cycles appear as induced subgraphs of kk-MSP graphs. As our main result, we construct examples of graphs which are kk-MSP graphs and not jj-MSP graphs for all k>1k>1, j>1j>1, kjk \neq j.

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@article{arxiv.2104.13978,
  title  = {Intersection Graphs of Maximal Sub-polygons of $k$-Lizards},
  author = {Caroline Daugherty and Joshua D. Laison and Rebecca Robinson and Kyle Salois},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.13978},
  year   = {2021}
}