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Strengthened chain theorems for different versions of 4-connectivity

Combinatorics 2020-12-29 v1

Abstract

The chain theorem of Tutte states that every 3-connected graph can be constructed from a wheel WnW_n by repeatedly adding edges and splitting vertices. It is not difficult to prove the following strengthening of this theorem: every non-wheel 3-connected graph can be constructed from W4W_4 by repeatedly adding edges and splitting vertices. In this paper we similarly strengthen several chain theorems for various versions of 4-connectivity.

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@article{arxiv.2012.13974,
  title  = {Strengthened chain theorems for different versions of 4-connectivity},
  author = {Guoli Ding and Chengfu Qin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.13974},
  year   = {2020}
}