Note on graphs colouring

Dănuţ Marcu

Mathematica Bohemica (1992)

  • Volume: 117, Issue: 2, page 157-158
  • ISSN: 0862-7959

Abstract

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In this paper, we show that the maximal number of minimal colourings of a graph with n vertices and the chromatic number k is equal to k n - k , and the single graph for which this bound is attained consists of a k -clique and n - k isolated vertices.

How to cite

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Marcu, Dănuţ. "Note on graphs colouring." Mathematica Bohemica 117.2 (1992): 157-158. <http://eudml.org/doc/29052>.

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References

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  1. C. L. Liu, Introduction to Combinatoгial Mathematics, Mc Graw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1968. (1968) MR0234840

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