Minimum degree, leaf number and traceability
Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Tome 63 (2013) no. 2, pp. 539-545
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Let $G$ be a finite connected graph with minimum degree $\delta $. The leaf number $L(G)$ of $G$ is defined as the maximum number of leaf vertices contained in a spanning tree of $G$. We prove that if $\delta \ge \frac {1}{2}(L(G)+1)$, then $G$ is 2-connected. Further, we deduce, for graphs of girth greater than 4, that if $\delta \ge \smash {\frac {1}{2}}(L(G)+1)$, then $G$ contains a spanning path. This provides a partial solution to a conjecture of the computer program Graffiti.pc [DeLaVi na and Waller, Spanning trees with many leaves and average distance, Electron. J. Combin. 15 (2008), 1–16]. For $G$ claw-free, we show that if $\delta \ge \frac {1}{2}(L(G)+1)$, then $G$ is Hamiltonian. This again confirms, and even improves, the conjecture of Graffiti.pc for this class of graphs.
Let $G$ be a finite connected graph with minimum degree $\delta $. The leaf number $L(G)$ of $G$ is defined as the maximum number of leaf vertices contained in a spanning tree of $G$. We prove that if $\delta \ge \frac {1}{2}(L(G)+1)$, then $G$ is 2-connected. Further, we deduce, for graphs of girth greater than 4, that if $\delta \ge \smash {\frac {1}{2}}(L(G)+1)$, then $G$ contains a spanning path. This provides a partial solution to a conjecture of the computer program Graffiti.pc [DeLaVi na and Waller, Spanning trees with many leaves and average distance, Electron. J. Combin. 15 (2008), 1–16]. For $G$ claw-free, we show that if $\delta \ge \frac {1}{2}(L(G)+1)$, then $G$ is Hamiltonian. This again confirms, and even improves, the conjecture of Graffiti.pc for this class of graphs.
DOI :
10.1007/s10587-013-0036-y
Classification :
05C45
Keywords: interconnection network; graph; leaf number; traceability; Hamiltonicity; Graffiti.pc
Keywords: interconnection network; graph; leaf number; traceability; Hamiltonicity; Graffiti.pc
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Mukwembi, Simon. Minimum degree, leaf number and traceability. Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Tome 63 (2013) no. 2, pp. 539-545. doi: 10.1007/s10587-013-0036-y
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