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On the maximum number of edges in plane graph with fixed exterior face degree

Combinatorics 2017-08-08 v1

Abstract

A well known Euler's formula consequence's corollary in graph theory states that: For a connected simple planar graph with nn vertices and mm edges, and girth gg, we have mgg2(n2)m \leq \frac{g}{g-2}(n-2). We show that a connected simple plane graph with nn vertices and girth gg, and exterior face of degree hh has at most gg2(n2)1g2(hg)\frac{g}{g-2}(n-2)- \frac{1}{g-2}(h-g) edges. A \emph{convex hull gg-angulation} is a connected plane graph in which the exterior face is a simple hh-cycle and all inner faces are gg-cycles. For a given set SS of nn point in the plane having hh points in the boundary of its convex hull, we present the necessary and sufficient condition to obtain a convex hull gg-angulation on SS. We also determine the number of edges and inner faces in the convex hull gg-angulation.

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@article{arxiv.1708.02024,
  title  = {On the maximum number of edges in plane graph with fixed exterior face degree},
  author = {Niran Abbas Ali and Gek L. Chiab and Hazim Michman Trao and Adem Kilicman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.02024},
  year   = {2017}
}

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