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A proof of menger's theorem by contraction
Discussiones Mathematicae. Graph Theory, Tome 22 (2002) no. 1, pp. 111-112.

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A short proof of the classical theorem of Menger concerning the number of disjoint AB-paths of a finite graph for two subsets A and B of its vertex set is given. The main idea of the proof is to contract an edge of the graph.
Keywords: connectivity, disjoint paths, digraph, Menger 
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Göring, Frank. A proof of menger's theorem by contraction. Discussiones Mathematicae. Graph Theory, Tome 22 (2002) no. 1, pp. 111-112. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/DMGT_2002_22_1_a8/

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