Extremal bipartite graphs with a unique k-factor
Arne Hoffmann; Elżbieta Sidorowicz; Lutz Volkmann
Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory (2006)
- Volume: 26, Issue: 2, page 181-192
- ISSN: 2083-5892
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topArne Hoffmann, Elżbieta Sidorowicz, and Lutz Volkmann. "Extremal bipartite graphs with a unique k-factor." Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory 26.2 (2006): 181-192. <http://eudml.org/doc/270421>.
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abstract = {Given integers p > k > 0, we consider the following problem of extremal graph theory: How many edges can a bipartite graph of order 2p have, if it contains a unique k-factor? We show that a labeling of the vertices in each part exists, such that at each vertex the indices of its neighbours in the factor are either all greater or all smaller than those of its neighbours in the graph without the factor. This enables us to prove that every bipartite graph with a unique k-factor and maximal size has exactly 2k vertices of degree k and 2k vertices of degree (|V(G)|)/2. As our main result we show that for k ≥ 1, p ≡ t mod k, 0 ≤ t < k, a bipartite graph G of order 2p with a unique k-factor meets 2|E(G)| ≤ p(p+k)-t(k-t). Furthermore, we present the structure of extremal graphs.},
author = {Arne Hoffmann, Elżbieta Sidorowicz, Lutz Volkmann},
journal = {Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory},
keywords = {unique k-factor; bipartite graphs; extremal graphs; unique -factor},
language = {eng},
number = {2},
pages = {181-192},
title = {Extremal bipartite graphs with a unique k-factor},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/270421},
volume = {26},
year = {2006},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Arne Hoffmann
AU - Elżbieta Sidorowicz
AU - Lutz Volkmann
TI - Extremal bipartite graphs with a unique k-factor
JO - Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory
PY - 2006
VL - 26
IS - 2
SP - 181
EP - 192
AB - Given integers p > k > 0, we consider the following problem of extremal graph theory: How many edges can a bipartite graph of order 2p have, if it contains a unique k-factor? We show that a labeling of the vertices in each part exists, such that at each vertex the indices of its neighbours in the factor are either all greater or all smaller than those of its neighbours in the graph without the factor. This enables us to prove that every bipartite graph with a unique k-factor and maximal size has exactly 2k vertices of degree k and 2k vertices of degree (|V(G)|)/2. As our main result we show that for k ≥ 1, p ≡ t mod k, 0 ≤ t < k, a bipartite graph G of order 2p with a unique k-factor meets 2|E(G)| ≤ p(p+k)-t(k-t). Furthermore, we present the structure of extremal graphs.
LA - eng
KW - unique k-factor; bipartite graphs; extremal graphs; unique -factor
UR - http://eudml.org/doc/270421
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