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Partitions of multigraphs under degree constraints

Combinatorics 2017-07-26 v2

Abstract

In 1996, Michael Stiebitz proved that if GG is a simple graph with δ(G)s+t+1\delta(G)\geq s+t+1 and s,tZ0s,t\in \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}, then V(G)V(G) can be partitioned into two sets AA and BB such that δ(G[A])s\delta(G[A])\geq s and δ(G[B])t\delta(G[B])\geq t. In 2016, Amir Ban proved a similar result for weighted graphs. Let GG be a simple graph with at least two vertices, let w:E(G)r>0w:E(G) \to \mathbb{r}_{>0} be a weight function, let s,tR0s,t \in \mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}, and let W=maxeE(G)w(e)W=\max_{e\in E(G)} w(e). If δ(G)s+t+2W\delta(G)\geq s+t+2W, then V(G)V(G) can be partitioned into two sets AA and BB such that δ(G[A])s\delta(G[A])\geq s and δ(G[B])t\delta(G[B])\geq t. This motivated us to consider this partition problem for multigraphs, or equivalently for weighted graphs (G,w)(G,w) with w:E(G)Z1w:E(G) \to \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 1}. We prove that if s,tz0s,t\in \mathbb{z}_{\geq 0} and δ(G)s+t+2W11\delta(G)\geq s+t+2W-1\geq 1, then V(G)V(G) can be partitioned into two sets AA and BB such that δ(G[A])s\delta(G[A])\geq s and δ(G[B])t\delta(G[B])\geq t. We also prove a variable version of this result and show that for K4K_4^--free graphs, the bound on the minimum degree can be decreased.

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@article{arxiv.1703.08502,
  title  = {Partitions of multigraphs under degree constraints},
  author = {Thomas Schweser and Michael Stiebitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.08502},
  year   = {2017}
}
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