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The Tutte polynomial and Derksen's $\mathcal{G}$-invariant are the universal deletion-contraction and valuative matroid and polymatroid invariants, respectively. There are only a handful of well known invariants (like the matroid…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Max Wakefield

In his article [J. Comb. Theory Ser. B 16 (1974), 168-174], Tutte called two graphs $T$-equivalent (i.e., codichromatic) if they have the same Tutte polynomial and showed that graphs $G$ and $G'$ are $T$-equivalent if $G'$ is obtained from…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-01-22 Fengming Dong , Meiqiao Zhang

The classical relationship between the Tutte polynomial of graph theory and the Potts model of statistical mechanics has resulted in valuable interactions between the disciplines. Unfortunately, it does not include the external magnetic…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-03-01 Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan , Iain Moffatt

In [A polynomial invariant of graphs on orientable surfaces, Proc. Lond. Math. Soc., III Ser. 83, No. 3, 513-531 (2001)] and [A polynomial of graphs on surfaces, Math. Ann. 323, 81-96 (2002)], Bollobas and Riordan generalized the classical…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-03-17 Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan , Irasema Sarmiento

In this paper, we introduce the concept of the Tutte polynomials of genus $g$ and discuss some of its properties. We note that the Tutte polynomials of genus one are well-known Tutte polynomials. The Tutte polynomials are matroid…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-08-16 Tsuyoshi Miezaki , Manabu Oura , Tadashi Sakuma , Hidehiro Shinohara

A gain graph is a graph whose edges are orientably labelled from a group. A weighted gain graph is a gain graph with vertex weights from an abelian semigroup, where the gain group is lattice ordered and acts on the weight semigroup. For…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-10-18 David Forge , Thomas Zaslavsky

The vertex-nullity interlace polynomial of a graph, described by Arratia, Bollob\'as and Sorkin as evolving from questions of DNA sequencing, and extended to a two-variable interlace polynomial by the same authors, evokes many open…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan , Irasema Sarmiento

A fourientation of a graph $G$ is a choice for each edge of the graph whether to orient that edge in either direction, leave it unoriented, or biorient it. We may naturally view fourientations as a mixture of subgraphs and graph…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-08-14 Spencer Backman , Sam Hopkins , Lorenzo Traldi

For each graph and each positive integer $n$, we define a chain complex whose graded Euler characteristic is equal to an appropriate $n$-specialization of the dichromatic polynomial. This also gives a categorification of $n$-specializations…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Marko Stosic

The Bollob\'as-Riordan polynomial [Math. Ann. 323, 81 (2002)] is a universal polynomial invariant for ribbon graphs. We find an extension of this polynomial for a particular family of combinatorial objects, called rank 3 weakly-colored…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2022-12-22 Remi C. Avohou , Joseph Ben Geloun , Mahouton N. Hounkonnou

The $B$-polynomial defined by J. Awan and O. Bernardi is a generalization of Tutte Polynomial to digraphs. In this paper, we solve an open question raised by J. Awan and O. Bernardi regarding the expansion of $B$-polynomial in elementary…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-04-17 N. Narayanan , Sagar S. Sawant

Many polynomial invariants are defined on graphs for encoding the combinatorial information and researching them algebraically. In this paper, we introduce the cycle polynomial and the path polynomial of directed graphs for counting cycles…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2017-12-05 Xiangying Chen

The reconstruction conjecture has remained open for simple undirected graphs since it was suggested in 1941 by Kelly and Ulam. In an attempt to prove the conjecture, many graph invariants have been shown to be reconstructible from the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-10-15 T. Kotek

We address questions posed by Lorenzini about relations between Jacobians, Tutte polynomials, and the Brill-Noether theory of finite graphs, as encoded in his two-variable zeta functions. In particular, we give examples showing that none of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-04-19 Julien Clancy , Timothy Leake , Sam Payne

The two operations, deletion and contraction of an edge, on multigraphs directly lead to the Tutte polynomial which satisfies a universal problem. As observed by Brylawski in terms of order relations, these operations may be interpreted as…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2013-03-08 Laurent Poinsot

In this study, we present two results that relate Tutte polynomials. First, we provide new and complete polynomial invariants for graphs. We note that the number of variables of our polynomials is one. Second, let L_1 and L_2 be two…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-06 Misaki Kume , Tsuyoshi Miezaki , Tadashi Sakuma , Hidehiro Shinohara

In this note we provide a higher-dimensional analogue of Tutte's celebrated theorem on colorings and flows of graphs, by showing that the theory of arithmetic Tutte polynomials and quasi-polynomials encompasses invariants defined for CW…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-05-17 Emanuele Delucchi , Luca Moci

The tensor product $(G_1,G_2)$ of a graph $G_1$ and a pointed graph $G_2$ (containing one distinguished edge) is obtained by identifying each edge of $G_1$ with the distinguished edge of a separate copy of $G_2$, and then removing the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-06-10 Yuanan Diao , Gábor Hetyei

For any graph G with n edges, the spanning subgraphs and the orientations of G are both counted by the evaluation T_G(2,2)=2^n of its Tutte polynomial. We define a bijection $\Phi$ between spanning subgraphs and orientations and explore its…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-06-18 Olivier Bernardi

In recent joint work (2021), we introduced a novel multivariate polynomial attached to every metric space - in particular, to every finite simple connected graph $G$ - and showed it has several attractive properties. First, it is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-06-08 Projesh Nath Choudhury , Apoorva Khare