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Graph Crossing Number is a fundamental problem with various applications. In this problem, the goal is to draw an input graph $G$ in the plane so as to minimize the number of crossings between the images of its edges. Despite extensive…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Julia Chuzhoy , Sepideh Mahabadi , Zihan Tan

In this paper we prove that the inductively defined graph dimension has a simple additive property under the join operation. The dimension of the join of two simple graphs is one plus the sum of the dimensions of the component graphs:…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-12-23 Kassahun Betre , Evatt Salinger

We consider the following question. We have a dense regular graph $G$ with degree $\alpha n$, where $\alpha>0$ is a constant. We add $m=o(n^2)$ random edges. The edges of the augmented graph $G(m)$ are given independent edge weights $X(e)$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Alan Frieze

In 1958, Hill conjectured that the minimum number of crossings in a drawing of $K_n$ is exactly $Z(n) = \frac{1}{4} \lfloor\frac{n}{2}\rfloor \left\lfloor\frac{n-1}{2}\right\rfloor…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-01-30 Martin Balko , Radoslav Fulek , Jan Kynčl

The basic (and traditional) crossing number problem is to determine the minimum number of crossings in a topological drawing of an input graph in the plane. We develop a unified framework yielding fixed-parameter tractable (FPT) algorithms…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Éric Colin de Verdière , Petr Hliněný

A graph $G$ is $D$-distinguishable if there is a labeling of its vertices with $D$ labels such that the only automorphism of $G$ which preserves the labeling is the identity. The distinguishing number of $G$ is the minimum value $D$ for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-26 Calum Buchanan , Peter Dankelmann , Isabel Harris , Paul Horn , K. E. Perry , Emily Rivett-Carnac

A geometric graph, $\overline{G}$, is a graph drawn in the plane, with straight line edges and vertices in general position. A geometric homomorphism between two geometric graphs $\overline{G}$, $\overline{H}$ is a vertex map…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-03-26 Debra Boutin , Alice Dean

A matching cut in a graph G is an edge cut of G that is also a matching. This short survey gives an overview of old and new results and open problems for Maximum Matching Cut, which is to determine the size of a largest matching cut in a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-12-21 Van Bang Le , Felicia Lucke , Daniël Paulusma , Bernard Ries

We study the \emph{geometric $k$-colored crossing number} of complete graphs $\overline{\overline{\text{cr}}}_k(K_n)$, which is the smallest number of monochromatic crossings in any $k$-edge colored straight-line drawing of $K_n$. We…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Benedikt Hahn , Bettina Klinz , Birgit Vogtenhuber

We investigate exact crossing minimization for graphs that differ from trees by a small number of additional edges, for several variants of the crossing minimization problem. In particular, we provide fixed parameter tractable algorithms…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2013-09-02 Michael J. Bannister , David Eppstein , Joseph A. Simons

Let $G$ be a connected undirected graph on $n$ vertices with no loops but possibly multiedges. Given an arithmetical structure $(\textbf{r}, \textbf{d})$ on $G$, we describe a construction which associates to it a graph $G'$ on $n-1$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-06-10 Christopher Keyes , Tomer Reiter

A graph $G$ is said to be $d$-distinguishable if there is a vertex coloring of $G$ with a set of $d$ colors which breaks all of the automorphisms of $G$ but the identity. We call the minimum $d$ for which a graph $G$ is $d$-distinguishiable…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-10-29 Aleksandra Gorzkowska , Mohammad Hadi Shekarriz

We consider the minimization of edge-crossings in geometric drawings of graphs $G=(V, E)$, i.e., in drawings where each edge is depicted as a line segment. The respective decision problem is NP-hard [Bienstock, '91]. In contrast to theory…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2019-07-03 Marcel Radermacher , Ignaz Rutter

We define the crossing number for an embedding of a graph G into R^3, and prove a lower bound on it which almost implies the classical crossing lemma. We also give sharp bounds on the space crossing numbers of pseudo-random graphs.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-08-16 Boris Bukh , Alfredo Hubard

A graph $G$ is {$k$-crossing-critical} if $cr(G)\ge k$, but $cr(G\setminus e)<k$ for each edge $e\in E(G)$, where $cr(G)$ is the crossing number of $G$. It is known that for any $k$-crossing-critical graph $G$, $cr(G)\le 2.5k+16$ holds, and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-03-17 Zongpeng Ding , Zhangdong Ouyang , Yuanqiu Huang , Fengming Dong

We prove that the crossing number of a graph decays in a continuous fashion in the following sense. For any epsilon>0 there is a delta>0 such that for a sufficiently large n, every graph G with n vertices and m > n^{1+epsilon} edges, has a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-08-07 Jakub Černý , Jan Kynčl , Géza Tóth

The fractional matching number of a graph G, is the maximum size of a fractional matching of G. The following sharp lower bounds for a graph G of order n are proved, and all extremal graphs are characterized in this paper. (1)The sum of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-05-31 Ting Yang , Xiying Yuan

Computing the crossing number of a graph is one of the most classical problems in computational geometry. Both it and numerous variations of the problem have been studied, and overcoming their frequent computational difficulty is an active…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Thekla Hamm , Fabian Klute , Irene Parada

We prove that all $1$-vertex spatial graphs with adequate diagrams have minimal crossing number, and that spatial graph diagrams obtained by replacing vertices and edges of a planar embedded graph by minimal crossing link or spatial graph…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-11-14 Erica Flapan , Hugh Howards

Given a diagram $D$ of a knot $K$, we consider the number $c(D)$ of crossings and the number $b(D)$ of overpasses of $D$. We show that, if $D$ is a diagram of a nontrivial knot $K$ whose number $c(D)$ of crossings is minimal, then…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2009-11-10 Jae-Wook Chung , Xiao-Song Lin