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On graphs without a C4 or a diamond

Discrete Mathematics 2009-09-28 v1

Abstract

We consider the class of (C4, diamond)-free graphs; graphs in this class do not contain a C4 or a diamond as an induced subgraph. We provide an efficient recognition algorithm for this class. We count the number of maximal cliques in a (C4, diamond)-free graph and the number of n-vertex, labeled (C4, diamond)-free graphs. We also give an efficient algorithm for finding a largest clique in the more general class of (house, diamond)-free graphs.

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@article{arxiv.0909.4719,
  title  = {On graphs without a C4 or a diamond},
  author = {Elaine M. Eschen and Chinh T. Hoang and Jeremy P. Spinrad and R. Sritharan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.4719},
  year   = {2009}
}
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