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Graphs with given k vertices generate an (acyclic) simplicial complex. We describe the homology of its quotient complex, formed by all connected graphs, and demonstrate its applications to the topology of braid groups, knot theory,…

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Graph polynomials encode fundamental combinatorial invariants of graphs. Their computation is investigated using tree and path decomposition frameworks, with formal definitions of treewidth, k-trees, and pathwidth establishing the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Mehul Bafna , Shaghik Amirian

We prove that a large family of graphs which are decomposable with respect to the modular decomposition can be reconstructed from their collection of vertex-deleted subgraphs.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-02-28 Robert Brignall , Nicholas Georgiou , Robert J. Waters

In this article, we define a family of regular bipartite graphs and show that the homotopy type of the independence complexes of this family is the wedge sum of spheres of certain dimensions.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-09-15 Nandini Nilakantan , Samir Shukla

We introduce ideas that complement the many known connections between polymatroids and graph coloring. Given a hypergraph that satisfies certain conditions, we construct polymatroids, given as rank functions, that can be written as sums of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-08-07 Joseph E. Bonin , Carolyn Chun

In this paper we discuss reconstruction problems for graphs. We develop some new ideas like isomorphic extension of isomorphic graphs, partitioning of vertex sets into sets of equivalent points, subdeck property, etc. and develop an…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2011-10-21 Dhananjay P. Mehendale

Hypergraphs, as a generalization of simplicial complexes, have long been a subject of interest in their geometric interpretation. The subdivision of simplicial complexes can, to some extent, provide insights into the geometry of simplicial…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2023-11-17 Jian Liu , Ran Liu , Jie Wu

We introduce the concept of a pants decomposition for a finitely generated free group and construct the corresponding pants graph. A pants decomposition of a free group leads to the formation of a simplicial graph, referred to as the pants…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-20 Donggyun Seo

This paper is a survey of some of the most elementary consequences of the JSJ-decomposition and geometrization for knot and link complements in the 3-sphere. Formulated in the language of graphs, the result is the construction of a…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-10-29 Ryan Budney

Various algebraic structures of degenerate four-wave mixing equations of optical phase conjugation are analyzed. Two approaches (the spinorial and the Lax-pair based), complementary to each other, are utilized for a systematic derivation of…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 Predrag L. Stojkov , Milivoj R. Belic , Marko V. Jaric

Refining a classical proof of Whitney, we show that any $4$-connected planar triangulation can be decomposed into a Hamiltonian path and two trees. Therefore, every $4$-connected planar graph decomposes into three forests, one having…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-04-23 Kolja Knauer , Torsten Ueckerdt

For a family of polytopes of even dimension $2p$, known as \textit{dual-neighborly}, it has been shown for $p\ne 2$ that the associated intersection of quadrics is a connected sum of sphere products $S^p\times S^p$. In this article we give…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-06-09 Santiago López de Medrano

Let $M$ be a closed, oriented, simply connected 6-manifold. After localization away from 2, we give a homotopy decomposition of $\Sigma M$ in terms of spheres, Moore spaces and other recognizable spaces. As applications we calculate…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2022-03-15 Tyrone Cutler , Tseleung So

Various simplicial complexes can be associated with a graph. Box complexes form an important families of such simplicial complexes and are especially useful for providing lower bounds on the chromatic number of the graph via some of their…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-01-05 Hamid Reza Daneshpajouh , Frédéric Meunier

A relational structure is (connected-)homogeneous if every isomorphism between finite (connected) substructures extends to an automorphism of the structure. We investigate notions which generalise (connected-)homogeneity, where…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-07-19 Deborah Lockett

Discrete homotopy theory or A-homotopy theory is a combinatorial homotopy theory defined on graphs, simplicial complexes, and metric spaces, reflecting information about their connectivity. The present paper aims to further understand the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-19 So Yamagata

We establish tight lower and upper bounds on the number of edges in traceable graphs in several classes of dense graphs. A graph is traceable if it has a Hamiltonian path. We show that the bound is: - quadratic for the class of graphs of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Michal Dvořák , Dušan Knop , Michal Opler , Jan Pokorný , Ondřej Suchý , Krisztina Szilágyi

We develop a combinatorial framework to study certain polyhedral maps which are higher-dimensional analogues of tropical covers between metric graphs. Under a mild combinatorial assumption, we show that a map satisfies the so-called…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-08 Alejandro Vargas

A polyhedron is a graph $G$ which is simple, planar and 3-connected. In this note, we classify the family of strongly involutive self-dual polyhedra. The latter is done by using a well-known result due to Tutte characterizing 3-connected…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-11 Javier Bracho , Luis Montejano , Eric Pauli , Jorge Luis Ramirez Alfonsin

A graph is said to be orthogonalisable if the set of real symmetric matrices whose off-diagonal pattern is prescribed by its edges contains an orthogonal matrix. We determine some necessary and some sufficient conditions on the sizes of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-16 Rupert H. Levene , Polona Oblak , Helena Šmigoc