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A vertex $v$ of a connected graph $G$ is said to be a boundary vertex of $G$ if for some other vertex $u$ of $G$, no neighbor of $v$ is further away from $u$ than $v$. The boundary $\partial(G)$ of $G$ is the set of all of its boundary…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-30 José Cáceres , Ignacio M. Pelayo

A celebrated result of Chv\'atal, R\"odl, Szemer\'edi and Trotter states (in slightly weakened form) that, for every natural number $\Delta$, there is a constant $r_\Delta$ such that, for any connected $n$-vertex graph $G$ with maximum…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2010-10-26 Peter Allen , Graham Brightwell , Jozef Skokan

A graph $G$ is well-covered if all maximal independent sets are of the same cardinality. Let $w:V(G) \longrightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a weight function. Then $G$ is $w$-well-covered if all maximal independent sets are of the same weight. An…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-03-25 Vadim E. Levit , David Tankus

W. Mader [J. Graph Theory 65 (2010), 61--69] conjectured that for any tree $T$ of order $m$, every $k$-connected graph $G$ with $\delta(G)\geq\lfloor\frac{3k}{2}\rfloor+m-1$ contains a tree $T'\cong T$ such that $G-V(T')$ remains…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-10 Meng Ji , Yaping Mao

Let $\eta(G)$ be the number of connected induced subgraphs in a graph $G$, and $\overline{G}$ the complement of $G$. We prove that $\eta(G)+\eta(\overline{G})$ is minimum, among all $n$-vertex graphs, if and only if $G$ has no induced path…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-01-19 Eric Ould Dadah Andriantiana , Audace Amen Vioutou Dossou-Olory

Let G be a 3-edge-connected graph on n vertices. It is proved in this paper that if the number of independent set no more than 2, then either G can be Z3-contracted to one of graphs {K1;K4} or G is one of the graphs in Fig. 1.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-11-25 Fan Yang , Xiangwen Li , Liangchen Li

A classical result by Otter shows that the complete graph has an exponential number of non-isomorphic spanning trees. This was recently extended by Lee to every almost regular graph of sufficiently large degree. In this paper, we consider…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-19 Veronica Bitonti , Lukas Michel , Alex Scott

We show that every connected graph can be approximated by a normal tree, up to some arbitrarily small error phrased in terms of neighbourhoods around its ends. The existence of such approximate normal trees has consequences of both…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-02-05 Jan Kurkofka , Ruben Melcher , Max Pitz

The Reconstruction Conjecture due to Kelly and Ulam states that every graph with at least 3 vertices is uniquely determined by its multiset of subgraphs $\{G-v: v\in V(G)\}$. Let $diam(G)$ and $\kappa(G)$ denote the diameter and the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-10-05 Alexander Clifton , Xiaonan Liu , Reem Mahmoud , Abhinav Shantanam

We study the operator theory associated with such infinite graphs $G$ as occur in electrical networks, in fractals, in statistical mechanics, and even in internet search engines. Our emphasis is on the determination of spectral data for a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Palle E. T. Jorgensen

In this article we investigate the structure of uniformly $k$-connected and uniformly $k$-edge-connected graphs. Whereas both types have previously been studied independent of each other, we analyze relations between these two classes. We…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-03-08 Frank Göring , Tobias Hofmann , Manuel Streicher

A classical enumerative result states that, given a graph $G$ and a vertex $u$, the number of connected subgraphs of $G$ is equal to the number of orientations of $G$ such that every vertex can reach $u$ by a directed path. We show that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-18 Oliver Bernardi , Jonathan J. Fang

A graph $G$ is called degree-truncated $k$-choosable if for every list assignment $L$ with $|L(v)| \ge \min\{d_G(v), k\}$ for each vertex $v$, $G$ is $L$-colourable. Richter asked whether every 3-connected non-complete planar graph is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-15 Huan Zhou , Jialu Zhu , Xuding Zhu

A hypergraph $H$ is hamiltonian-connected if for any distinct vertices $x$ and $y$, $H$ contains a hamiltonian Berge path from $x$ to $y$. We find for all $3\leq r<n$, exact lower bounds on minimum degree $\delta(n,r)$ of an $n$-vertex…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-07-17 Alexandr Kostochka , Ruth Luo , Grace McCourt

Results on the existence of various types of spanning subgraphs of graphs are milestones in structural graph theory and have been diversified in several directions. In the present paper, we consider "local" versions of such statements. In…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-07 Thomas Böhme , Jochen Harant , Matthias Kriesell , Samuel Mohr , Jens M. Schmidt

Let $G$ be a graph, and $v\in V(G)$ and $S\subseteq V(G)\backslash v$ of size at least $k$. An important result on graph connectivity due to Perfect states that, if $v$ and $S$ are $k$-linked, then a $(k-1)$-link between a vertex $v$ and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-03-07 Ervin Győri , Michael D. Plummer , Dong Ye , Xiaoya Zha

In an orientation $O$ of the graph $G$, the edge $e$ is deletable if and only if $O-e$ is strongly connected. For a $3$-edge-connected graph $G$, H\"orsch and Szigeti defined the Frank number as the minimum $k$ for which $G$ admits $k$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-09-20 János Barát , Zoltán L. Blázsik

Hansen et. al. used the computer programm AutoGraphiX to study the differences between the Szeged index $Sz(G)$ and the Wiener index $W(G)$, and between the revised Szeged index $Sz^*(G)$ and the Wiener index for a connected graph $G$. They…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-12-10 Lily Chen , Xueliang Li , Mengmeng Liu

We introduce and study a multivariate function that counts nowhere-zero flows on a graph G, in which each edge of G has an individual capacity. We prove that the associated counting function is a piecewise-defined polynomial in these…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-05-10 Matthias Beck , Alyssa Cuyjet , Gordon Rojas Kirby , Molly Stubblefield , Michael Young

A class of graphs is bridge-addable if given a graph $G$ in the class, any graph obtained by adding an edge between two connected components of $G$ is also in the class. We prove a conjecture of McDiarmid, Steger, and Welsh, that says that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-23 Guillaume Chapuy , Guillem Perarnau