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The maximum number of perfect matchings of semi-regular graphs

Combinatorics 2015-09-03 v1

Abstract

Let n34n\ge 34 be an even integer, and Dn=2n/41D_n=2\lceil n/4 \rceil-1. In this paper, we prove that every {Dn,Dn+1}\{D_n,\,D_n+1\}-graph of order nn contains n/4\lceil n/4 \rceil disjoint perfect matchings. This result is sharp in the sense that (i) there exists a {Dn,Dn+1}\{D_n,\,D_n+1\}-graph containing exactly n/4\lceil n/4 \rceil disjoint perfect matchings, and that (ii) there exists a {Dn1,Dn}\{D_n-1,\,D_n\}-graph without perfect matchings for each nn. As a consequence, for any integer DDnD\ge D_n, every {D,D+1}\{D,\,D+1\}-graph of order nn contains (D+1)/2\lceil (D+1)/2 \rceil disjoint perfect matchings. This extends Csaba et~al.'s breathe-taking result that every DD-regular graph of sufficiently large order is 11-factorizable, generalizes Zhang and Zhu's result that every DnD_n-regular graph of order nn contains n/4\lceil n/4 \rceil disjoint perfect matchings, and improves Hou's result that for all kn/2k\ge n/2, every {k,k+1}\{k,\,k+1\}-graph of order nn contains (n/3+1+kn/2)(\lfloor n/3\rfloor+1+k-n/2) disjoint perfect matchings.

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@article{arxiv.1509.00569,
  title  = {The maximum number of perfect matchings of semi-regular graphs},
  author = {Hongliang Lu and David G. L. Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.00569},
  year   = {2015}
}

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30 pages, 9 figures