scholarly journals Hamiltonian paths in odd graphs

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letícia Bueno ◽  
Luerbio Faria ◽  
Figueiredo De ◽  
Fonseca Da
Keyword(s):  
Hamiltonian Cycle ◽  
Hamiltonian Path ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Direct Computation ◽  
Hamiltonian Paths ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs ◽  
Connected Vertex

Lov?sz conjectured that every connected vertex-transitive graph has a Hamiltonian path. The odd graphs Ok form a well-studied family of connected, k-regular, vertex-transitive graphs. It was previously known that Ok has Hamiltonian paths for k ? 14. A direct computation of Hamiltonian paths in Ok is not feasible for large values of k, because Ok has (2k - 1, k - 1) vertices and k/2 (2k - 1, k - 1) edges. We show that Ok has Hamiltonian paths for 15 ? k ? 18. Instead of directly running any heuristics, we use existing results on the middle levels problem, therefore further relating these two fundamental problems, namely finding a Hamiltonian path in the odd graph and finding a Hamiltonian cycle in the corresponding middle levels graph. We show that further improved results for the middle levels problem can be used to find Hamiltonian paths in Ok for larger values of k.

scholarly journals Semiregular elements in cubic vertex-transitive graphs and the restricted Burnside problem

2014 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-61
Author(s):  
PABLO SPIGA
Keyword(s):  
Automorphism Group ◽  
Positive Solution ◽  
Cayley Graph ◽  
Burnside Problem ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Restricted Burnside Problem ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs

AbstractIn this paper, we prove that the maximal order of a semiregular element in the automorphism group of a cubic vertex-transitive graph Γ does not tend to infinity as the number of vertices of Γ tends to infinity. This gives a solution (in the negative) to a conjecture of Peter Cameron, John Sheehan and the author [4, conjecture 2].However, with an application of the positive solution of the restricted Burnside problem, we show that this conjecture holds true when Γ is either a Cayley graph or an arc-transitive graph.

scholarly journals A Note on Coloring Vertex-Transitive Graphs

10.37236/4626 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Cranston ◽  
Landon Rabern
Keyword(s):  
Chromatic Number ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Clique Number ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs

We prove bounds on the chromatic number $\chi$ of a vertex-transitive graph in terms of its clique number $\omega$ and maximum degree $\Delta$. We conjecture that every vertex-transitive graph satisfies $\chi \le \max \{\omega, \left\lceil\frac{5\Delta + 3}{6}\right\rceil\}$, and we prove results supporting this conjecture. Finally, for vertex-transitive graphs with $\Delta \ge 13$ we prove the Borodin–Kostochka conjecture, i.e., $\chi\le\max\{\omega,\Delta-1\}$.

scholarly journals 4-Factor-Criticality of Vertex-Transitive Graphs

10.37236/4807 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wuyang Sun ◽  
Heping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Perfect Matching ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Critical Graphs ◽  
Odd Order ◽  
Even Order ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
P Factor ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs ◽  
Connected Vertex

A graph of order $n$ is $p$-factor-critical, where $p$ is an integer of the same parity as $n$, if the removal of any set of $p$ vertices results in a graph with a perfect matching. 1-factor-critical graphs and 2-factor-critical graphs are well-known factor-critical graphs and bicritical graphs, respectively. It is known that if a connected vertex-transitive graph has odd order, then it is factor-critical, otherwise it is elementary bipartite or bicritical. In this paper, we show that a connected vertex-transitive non-bipartite graph of even order at least 6 is 4-factor-critical if and only if its degree is at least 5. This result implies that each connected non-bipartite Cayley graph of even order and degree at least 5 is 2-extendable.

scholarly journals FINITE VORONOI DECOMPOSITIONS OF INFINITE VERTEX TRANSITIVE GRAPHS

2013 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 239-250
Author(s):  
HILARY FINUCANE
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Growth ◽  
Polynomial Growth ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Voronoi Cells ◽  
Alternative Characterization ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs

In this paper, we consider the Voronoi decompositions of an arbitrary infinite vertex-transitive graph G. In particular, we are interested in the following question: what is the largest number of Voronoi cells that must be infinite, given sufficiently (but finitely) many Voronoi sites which are sufficiently far from each other? We call this number the survival number s(G). The survival number of a graph has an alternative characterization in terms of the number of balls of radius r-1 required to cover a sphere of radius r. The survival number is not a quasi-isometry invariant, but it remains open whether finiteness of s(G) is. We show that all vertex-transitive graphs with polynomial growth have finite s(G); vertex-transitive graphs with infinitely many ends have infinite s(G); the lamplighter graph LL(Z), which has exponential growth, has finite s(G); and the lamplighter graph LL(Z2), which is Liouville, has infinite s(G).

scholarly journals Vertex-transitive graphs which are not Cayley graphs, I

1994 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan D. McKay ◽  
Cheryl E. Praeger
Keyword(s):  
Cayley Graph ◽  
Cayley Graphs ◽  
Petersen Graph ◽  
Fourth Power ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs

AbstractThe Petersen graph on 10 vertices is the smallest example of a vertex-transitive graph which is not a Cayley graph. We consider the problem of determining the orders of such graphs. In this, the first of a series of papers, we present a sequence of constructions which solve the problem for many orders. In particular, such graphs exist for all orders divisible by a fourth power, and all even orders which are divisible by a square.

scholarly journals Presentations for vertex-transitive graphs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agelos Georgakopoulos ◽  
Alex Wendland
Keyword(s):  
Cayley Graph ◽  
Group Presentation ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs

AbstractWe generalise the standard constructions of a Cayley graph in terms of a group presentation by allowing some vertices to obey different relators than others. The resulting notion of presentation allows us to represent every vertex-transitive graph.

scholarly journals Regular graphs and stability

1975 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Holton ◽  
Douglas D. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Automorphism Group ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Trivial Vertex ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Stable Vertex ◽  
Transitive Graphs

AbstractWe show that a graph G is semi-stable at vertex v if and only if the set of vertices of G adjacent to v is fixed by the automorphism group of Gv, the subgraph of G obtained by deleting v and its incident edges. This result leads to a neat proof that regular graphs are semi-stable at each vertex. We then investigate stable regular graphs, concentrating mainly on stable vertex-transitive graphs. We conjecture that if G is a non-trivial vertex-transitive graph, then G is stable if and only if γ(G) contains a transposition, offering some evidence for its truth.

scholarly journals Cores of Vertex Transitive Graphs

10.37236/3144 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Roberson
Keyword(s):  
Cayley Graphs ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
The Core ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs ◽  
Vertex Sets ◽  
Normal Cayley Graphs

A core of a graph X is a vertex minimal subgraph to which X admits a homomorphism. Hahn and Tardif have shown that for vertex transitive graphs, the size of the core must divide the size of the graph. This motivates the following question: when can the vertex set of a vertex transitive graph be partitioned into sets each of which induce a copy of its core? We show that normal Cayley graphs and vertex transitive graphs with cores half their size always admit such partitions. We also show that the vertex sets of vertex transitive graphs with cores less than half their size do not, in general, have such partitions.

A survey on Hamiltonicity in Cayley graphs and digraphs on different groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (05) ◽  
pp. 1930002
Author(s):  
G. H. J. Lanel ◽  
H. K. Pallage ◽  
J. K. Ratnayake ◽  
S. Thevasha ◽  
B. A. K. Welihinda
Keyword(s):  
Cayley Graphs ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Transitive Graph ◽  
Famous Conjecture ◽  
Hamilton Path ◽  
Vertex Transitive ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Lovász Conjecture ◽  
Vertex Transitive Graph ◽  
Transitive Graphs

Lovász had posed a question stating whether every connected, vertex-transitive graph has a Hamilton path in 1969. There is a growing interest in solving this longstanding problem and still it remains widely open. In fact, it was known that only five vertex-transitive graphs exist without a Hamiltonian cycle which do not belong to Cayley graphs. A Cayley graph is the subclass of vertex-transitive graph, and in view of the Lovász conjecture, the attention has focused more toward the Hamiltonicity of Cayley graphs. This survey will describe the current status of the search for Hamiltonian cycles and paths in Cayley graphs and digraphs on different groups, and discuss the future direction regarding famous conjecture.

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