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Degree sequences realizing labelled $h$-factors

Combinatorics 2026-04-15 v1

Abstract

For a positive integer k k , let [k]={1,2,,k} [k] = \{1, 2, \ldots, k\} . Let h h be a non-negative integer, and let n n be a multiple of h+1 h + 1 . Define H H as the disjoint union of n/(h+1) n/(h+1) cliques (each of size h+1 h + 1 ) with vertex sets V1,,Vn/(h+1) V_1, \ldots, V_{n/(h+1)} , where Vi={vjj=(i1)(h+1)+k,k[h+1]} V_i = \{ v_j \mid j = (i-1)(h+1) + k, k \in [h+1] \} for i[n/(h+1)] i \in [n/(h+1)] . A non-increasing integer sequence (d1,,dn) (d_1, \ldots, d_n) is H H -realizable if there exists a graph G G with V(G)=V(H)={vii[n]} V(G) = V(H) = \{ v_i \mid i \in [n] \} , dG(vi)=di d_G(v_i) = d_i for all i[n] i\in [n] , and G G contains H H as a spanning subgraph. If h=0 h = 0 , then a non-increasing integer sequence (d1,,dn) (d_1, \ldots, d_n) is H H -realizable if and only if there exists a graph G G with degree sequence (d1,d2,,dn) (d_1, d_2, \dots, d_n) ; Erd\H{o}s and Gallai established a necessary and sufficient condition for this property. Recently, Briggs, McDonald, and Shan extended their result to the case h=1 h = 1 . In this paper, we establish a necessary and sufficient condition for a sequence (d1,d2,,dn) (d_1, d_2, \dots, d_n) to be H H -realizable for any non-negative integer h h , thereby confirming a conjecture due to Briggs, McDonald and Shan.

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@article{arxiv.2604.11939,
  title  = {Degree sequences realizing labelled $h$-factors},
  author = {Zhen Liu and Qinghou Zeng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.11939},
  year   = {2026}
}
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