Classification of graphs of diameter~$2$

T. I. Fedoryaeva

Sibirskie èlektronnye matematičeskie izvestiâ, Tome 17 (2020), pp. 502-512

Résumé

The classification of graphs of diameter $2$ by the number of pairs of diametral vertices contained in the graph is designed. All possible values of the parameters $n$ and $k$ are established for which there exists a $n$-vertex graph of diameter $2$ that has exactly $k$ pairs of diametral vertices. As a corollary, the smallest order of these graphs is found. Such graphs with a large number of vertices are also described and counted. In addition, for any fixed integer $k\geq 1$ inside each distinguished class of $n$-vertex graphs of diameter $2$ containing exactly $k$ pairs of diametral vertices, a class of typical graphs is constructed. For the introduced classes, the almost all property is studied for any $k=k(n)$ with the growth restriction under consideration, covering the case of a fixed integer $k\geq 1$. As a consequence, it is proved that it is impossible to limit the number of pairs of diametral vertices by a given fixed integer $k$ in order to obtain almost all graphs of diameter $2$.

Détail

Keywords: graph, diameter $2$, diametral vertices, typical graphs, almost all graphs.