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On the number of maximal independent sets in a graph

Combinatorics 2011-10-05 v2 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

Miller and Muller (1960) and independently Moon and Moser (1965) determined the maximum number of maximal independent sets in an nn-vertex graph. We give a new and simple proof of this result.

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@article{arxiv.1104.1243,
  title  = {On the number of maximal independent sets in a graph},
  author = {David R. Wood},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.1243},
  year   = {2011}
}