English

The maximum number of cycles in a graph with fixed number of edges

Combinatorics 2017-02-13 v2

Abstract

The main topic considered is maximizing the number of cycles in a graph with given number of edges. In 2009, Kir\'aly conjectured that there is constant cc such that any graph with mm edges has at most (1.4)m(1.4)^m cycles. In this paper, it is shown that for sufficiently large mm, a graph with mm edges has at most (1.443)m(1.443)^m cycles. For sufficiently large mm, examples of a graph with mm edges and (1.37)m(1.37)^m cycles are presented. For a graph with given number of vertices and edges an upper bound on the maximal number of cycles is given. Also, exponentially tight bounds are proved for the maximum number of cycles in a multigraph with given number of edges, as well as in a multigraph with given number of vertices and edges.

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@article{arxiv.1702.02662,
  title  = {The maximum number of cycles in a graph with fixed number of edges},
  author = {Andrii Arman and Sergei Tsaturian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.02662},
  year   = {2017}
}