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On cyclability of digraphs

Combinatorics 2016-02-19 v1

Abstract

Given a directed graph DD of order n4n\geq 4 and a nonempty subset YY of vertices of DD such that in DD every vertex of YY reachable from every other vertex of YY. Assume that for every triple x,y,zYx,y,z\in Y such that xx and yy are nonadjacent: If there is no arc from xx to zz, then d(x)+d(y)+d+(x)+d(z)3n2d(x)+d(y)+d^+(x)+d^-(z)\geq 3n-2. If there is no arc from zz to xx, then d(x)+d(y)+d+(z)+d(x)3n2d(x)+d(y)+d^+(z)+d^-(x)\geq 3n-2. We prove that there is a directed cycle in DD which contains all the vertices of YY, except possibly one. This result is best possible in some sense and gives a answer to a question of H. Li, Flandrin and Shu (Discrete Mathematics, 307 (2007) 1291-1297).

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@article{arxiv.1602.05748,
  title  = {On cyclability of digraphs},
  author = {Samvel Kh. Darbinyan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.05748},
  year   = {2016}
}

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15 pages

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