scholarly journals Induced Forests in Regular Graphs with Large Girth

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS HOPPEN ◽  
NICHOLAS WORMALD
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Randomized Algorithm ◽  
Alternative Proof ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Induced Subgraph ◽  
Large Girth

An induced forest of a graph G is an acyclic induced subgraph of G. The present paper is devoted to the analysis of a simple randomized algorithm that grows an induced forest in a regular graph. The expected size of the forest it outputs provides a lower bound on the maximum number of vertices in an induced forest of G. When the girth is large and the degree is at least 4, our bound coincides with the best bound known to hold asymptotically almost surely for random regular graphs. This results in an alternative proof for the random case.

Minimal Regular Graphs of Girths Eight and Twelve

1966 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 1091-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark T. Benson
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Image Position

In (3) Tutte showed that the order of a regular graph of degree d and even girth g > 4 is greater than or equal toHere the girth of a graph is the length of the shortest circuit. It was shown in (2) that this lower bound cannot be attained for regular graphs of degree > 2 for g ≠ 6, 8, or 12. When this lower bound is attained, the graph is called minimal. In a group-theoretic setting a similar situation arose and it was noticed by Gleason that minimal regular graphs of girth 12 could be constructed from certain groups. Here we construct these graphs making only incidental use of group theory. Also we give what is believed to be an easier construction of minimal regular graphs of girth 8 than is given in (2). These results are contained in the following two theorems.

On the Non-Existence of a Type of Regular Graphs of Girth 5

1967 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 644-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Minimal Graph ◽  
Image Position

ƒ(k, 5) is defined to be the smallest integer n for which there exists a regular graph of valency k and girth 5, having n vertices. In (3) it was shown that1.1Hoffman and Singleton proved in (4) that equality holds in the lower bound of (1.1) only for k = 2, 3, 7, and possibly 57. Robertson showed in (6) that ƒ(4, 5) = 19 and constructed the unique minimal graph.

scholarly journals Optimal Construction of Edge-Disjoint Paths in Random Regular Graphs

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN M. FRIEZE ◽  
LEI ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Polynomial Time ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Randomized Algorithm ◽  
Constant Factor ◽  
Disjoint Paths ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Edge Disjoint ◽  
Random Regular Graph ◽  
Arbitrary Graphs ◽  
Optimal Construction

Given a graph G = (V, E) and a set of κ pairs of vertices in V, we are interested in finding, for each pair (ai, bi), a path connecting ai to bi such that the set of κ paths so found is edge-disjoint. (For arbitrary graphs the problem is [Nscr ][Pscr ]-complete, although it is in [Pscr ] if κ is fixed.)We present a polynomial time randomized algorithm for finding edge-disjoint paths in the random regular graph Gn,r, for sufficiently large r. (The graph is chosen first, then an adversary chooses the pairs of end-points.) We show that almost every Gn,r is such that all sets of κ = Ω(n/log n) pairs of vertices can be joined. This is within a constant factor of the optimum.

scholarly journals The analysis of a prioritised probabilistic algorithm to find large induced forests in regular graphs with large girth

2010 ◽  
Vol DMTCS Proceedings vol. AM,... (Proceedings) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Hoppen
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Probabilistic Algorithms ◽  
Induced Subgraph ◽  
Fixed Integer ◽  
Asymptotic Bounds ◽  
Random Regular Graph ◽  
International Audience ◽  
Large Girth ◽  
Deterministic Bounds

International audience The analysis of probabilistic algorithms has proved to be very successful for finding asymptotic bounds on parameters of random regular graphs. In this paper, we show that similar ideas may be used to obtain deterministic bounds for one such parameter in the case of regular graphs with large girth. More precisely, we address the problem of finding a large induced forest in a graph $G$, by which we mean an acyclic induced subgraph of $G$ with a lot of vertices. For a fixed integer $r \geq 3$, we obtain new lower bounds on the size of a maximum induced forest in graphs with maximum degree $r$ and large girth. These bounds are derived from the solution of a system of differential equations that arises naturally in the analysis of an iterative probabilistic procedure to generate an induced forest in a graph. Numerical approximations suggest that these bounds improve substantially the best previous bounds. Moreover, they improve previous asymptotic lower bounds on the size of a maximum induced forest in a random regular graph.

scholarly journals Improved Lower Bounds for the Orders of Even Girth Cages

10.37236/6015 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Baginová Jajcayová ◽  
Slobodan Filipovski ◽  
Robert Jajcay
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Structural Property ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
The Difference

The well-known Moore bound $M(k,g)$ serves as a universal lower bound for the order of $k$-regular graphs of girth $g$. The excess $e$ of a $k$-regular graph $G$ of girth $g$ and order $n$ is the difference between its order $n$ and the corresponding Moore bound, $e=n - M(k,g) $. We find infinite families of parameters $(k,g)$, $g$ even, for which we show that the excess of any $k$-regular graph of girth $g$ is larger than $4$. This yields new improved lower bounds on the order of $k$-regular graphs of girth $g$ of smallest possible order; the so-called $(k,g)$-cages. We also show that the excess of the smallest $k$-regular graphs of girth $g$ can be arbitrarily large for a restricted family of $(k,g)$-graphs satisfying a very natural additional structural property.

scholarly journals Regular Factors of Regular Graphs from Eigenvalues

10.37236/431 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongliang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Spectral Radius ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Upper Bounds ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Largest Eigenvalue ◽  
The Third ◽  
K Factor ◽  
Second Largest Eigenvalue

Let $r$ and $m$ be two integers such that $r\geq m$. Let $H$ be a graph with order $|H|$, size $e$ and maximum degree $r$ such that $2e\geq |H|r-m$. We find a best lower bound on spectral radius of graph $H$ in terms of $m$ and $r$. Let $G$ be a connected $r$-regular graph of order $|G|$ and $ k < r$ be an integer. Using the previous results, we find some best upper bounds (in terms of $r$ and $k$) on the third largest eigenvalue that is sufficient to guarantee that $G$ has a $k$-factor when $k|G|$ is even. Moreover, we find a best bound on the second largest eigenvalue that is sufficient to guarantee that $G$ is $k$-critical when $k|G|$ is odd. Our results extend the work of Cioabă, Gregory and Haemers [J. Combin. Theory Ser. B, 1999] who obtained such results for 1-factors.

scholarly journals Cycle partitions of regular graphs

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Vytautas Gruslys ◽  
Shoham Letzter
Keyword(s):  
Regular Graph ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Disjoint Paths ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Simple Construction ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Vertex Disjoint

Abstract Magnant and Martin conjectured that the vertex set of any d-regular graph G on n vertices can be partitioned into $n / (d+1)$ paths (there exists a simple construction showing that this bound would be best possible). We prove this conjecture when $d = \Omega(n)$ , improving a result of Han, who showed that in this range almost all vertices of G can be covered by $n / (d+1) + 1$ vertex-disjoint paths. In fact our proof gives a partition of V(G) into cycles. We also show that, if $d = \Omega(n)$ and G is bipartite, then V(G) can be partitioned into n/(2d) paths (this bound is tight for bipartite graphs).

ON THE NORMALISED LAPLACIAN SPECTRUM, DEGREE-KIRCHHOFF INDEX AND SPANNING TREES OF GRAPHS

2015 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
JING HUANG ◽  
SHUCHAO LI
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Characteristic Polynomial ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Spanning Trees ◽  
Line Graph ◽  
Laplacian Spectrum ◽  
Kirchhoff Index ◽  
Subdivision Graph ◽  
Number Of Spanning Trees ◽  
Sharp Lower Bound

Given a connected regular graph $G$, let $l(G)$ be its line graph, $s(G)$ its subdivision graph, $r(G)$ the graph obtained from $G$ by adding a new vertex corresponding to each edge of $G$ and joining each new vertex to the end vertices of the corresponding edge and $q(G)$ the graph obtained from $G$ by inserting a new vertex into every edge of $G$ and new edges joining the pairs of new vertices which lie on adjacent edges of $G$. A formula for the normalised Laplacian characteristic polynomial of $l(G)$ (respectively $s(G),r(G)$ and $q(G)$) in terms of the normalised Laplacian characteristic polynomial of $G$ and the number of vertices and edges of $G$ is developed and used to give a sharp lower bound for the degree-Kirchhoff index and a formula for the number of spanning trees of $l(G)$ (respectively $s(G),r(G)$ and $q(G)$).

The maximum number of vertices of primitive regular graphs of orders 2, 3, 4 with exponent 2

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
M. B. Abrosimov ◽  
◽  
S. V. Kostin ◽  
I. V. Los ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regular Graph ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Similar Question

In 2015, the results were obtained for the maximum number of vertices nk in regular graphs of a given order k with a diameter 2: n2 = 5, n3 = 10, n4 = 15. In this paper, we investigate a similar question about the largest number of vertices npk in a primitive regular graph of order k with exponent 2. All primitive regular graphs with exponent 2, except for the complete one, also have diameter d = 2. The following values were obtained for primitive regular graphs with exponent 2: np2 = 3, np3 = 4, np4 = 11.

scholarly journals On the Number of Spanning Trees in Random Regular Graphs

10.37236/3752 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Greenhill ◽  
Matthew Kwan ◽  
David Wind
Keyword(s):  
Asymptotic Distribution ◽  
Regular Graph ◽  
Spanning Trees ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Cubic Graph ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Fixed Integer ◽  
Numerical Evidence ◽  
Number Of Spanning Trees

Let $d\geq 3$ be a fixed integer.   We give an asympotic formula for the expected number of spanning trees in a uniformly random $d$-regular graph with $n$ vertices. (The asymptotics are as $n\to\infty$, restricted to even $n$ if $d$ is odd.) We also obtain the asymptotic distribution of the number of spanning trees in a uniformly random cubic graph, and conjecture that the corresponding result holds for arbitrary (fixed) $d$. Numerical evidence is presented which supports our conjecture.

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