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Counting Circuit Double Covers

Combinatorics 2024-09-12 v2 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

We study a counting version of Cycle Double Cover Conjecture. We discuss why it is more interesting to count circuits (i.e., graphs isomorphic to CkC_k for some kk) instead of cycles (graphs with all degrees even). We give an almost-exponential lower-bound for graphs with a surface embedding of representativity at least 4. We also prove an exponential lower-bound for planar graphs. We conjecture that any bridgeless cubic graph has at least 2n/212^{n/2-1} circuit double covers and we show an infinite class of graphs for which this bound is tight.

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@article{arxiv.2303.10615,
  title  = {Counting Circuit Double Covers},
  author = {Radek Hušek and Robert Šámal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.10615},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Proofs and figures improved. Replaced term "gadget" with "multipole" (as defined by Nedela and \v{S}koviera)

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