scholarly journals Maximum Degree Growth of the Iterated Line Graph

10.37236/1460 ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Hartke ◽  
Aparna W. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Connected Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Line Graph ◽  
Induced Subgraphs ◽  
Iterated Line Graph

Let $\Delta_k$ denote the maximum degree of the $k^{\rm th}$ iterated line graph $L^k(G)$. For any connected graph $G$ that is not a path, the inequality $\Delta_{k+1}\leq 2\Delta_k-2$ holds. Niepel, Knor, and Šoltés have conjectured that there exists an integer $K$ such that, for all $k\geq K$, equality holds; that is, the maximum degree $\Delta_k$ attains the greatest possible growth. We prove this conjecture using induced subgraphs of maximum degree vertices and locally maximum vertices.

scholarly journals Distance spectra and distance energies of iterated line graphs of regular graphs

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (99) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.S. Ramane ◽  
D.S. Revankar ◽  
Ivan Gutman ◽  
H.B. Walikar
Keyword(s):  
Line Graph ◽  
Distance Matrix ◽  
Line Graphs ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Induced Subgraphs ◽  
Induced Subgraph ◽  
Iterated Line Graph ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Equienergetic Graphs

The distance or D-eigenvalues of a graph G are the eigenvalues of its distance matrix. The distance or D-energy ED(G) of the graph G is the sum of the absolute values of its D-eigenvalues. Two graphs G1 and G2 are said to be D-equienergetic if ED(G1) = ED(G2). Let F1 be the 5-vertex path, F2 the graph obtained by identifying one vertex of a triangle with one end vertex of the 3-vertex path, F3 the graph obtained by identifying a vertex of a triangle with a vertex of another triangle and F4 be the graph obtained by identifying one end vertex of a 4-vertex star with a middle vertex of a 3-vertex path. In this paper we show that if G is r-regular, with diam(G)? 2, and Fi,i = 1,2,3,4, are not induced subgraphs of G, then the k-th iterated line graph Lk(G) has exactly one positive D-eigenvalue. Further, if G is r-regular, of order n, diam(G)?2, and G does not have Fi,i=1,2,3,4, as an induced subgraph, then for k ?1, ED(Lk(G)) depends solely on n and r. This result leads to the construction of non D-cospectral, D-equienergetic graphs having same number of vertices and same number of edges.

scholarly journals Large induced subgraphs with equated maximum degree

2010 ◽  
Vol 310 (4) ◽  
pp. 742-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Caro ◽  
R. Yuster
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Induced Subgraphs

scholarly journals A Strengthening of Brooks' Theorem for Line Graphs

10.37236/632 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Rabern
Keyword(s):  
Chromatic Number ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Line Graph ◽  
Clique Number ◽  
Line Graphs ◽  
Delta G

We prove that if $G$ is the line graph of a multigraph, then the chromatic number $\chi(G)$ of $G$ is at most $\max\left\{\omega(G), \frac{7\Delta(G) + 10}{8}\right\}$ where $\omega(G)$ and $\Delta(G)$ are the clique number and the maximum degree of $G$, respectively. Thus Brooks' Theorem holds for line graphs of multigraphs in much stronger form. Using similar methods we then prove that if $G$ is the line graph of a multigraph with $\chi(G) \geq \Delta(G) \geq 9$, then $G$ contains a clique on $\Delta(G)$ vertices. Thus the Borodin-Kostochka Conjecture holds for line graphs of multigraphs.

scholarly journals On Decomposing Graphs of Large Minimum Degree into Locally Irregular Subgraphs

10.37236/5173 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Przybyło
Keyword(s):  
Connected Graph ◽  
Special Class ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Minimum Degree ◽  
Probabilistic Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
Edge Colourings ◽  
Odd Cycles

A locally irregular graph is a graph whose adjacent vertices have distinct degrees. We say that a graph G can be decomposed into k locally irregular subgraphs if its edge set may be partitioned into k subsets each of which induces a locally irregular subgraph in G. It has been conjectured that apart from the family of exceptions which admit no such decompositions, i.e., odd paths, odd cycles and a special class of graphs of maximum degree 3, every connected graph can be decomposed into 3 locally irregular subgraphs. Using a combination of a probabilistic approach and some known theorems on degree constrained subgraphs of a given graph, we prove this to hold for graphs of minimum degree at least $10^{10}$. This problem is strongly related to edge colourings distinguishing neighbours by the pallets of their incident colours and to the 1-2-3 Conjecture. In particular, the contribution of this paper constitutes a strengthening of a result of Addario-Berry, Aldred, Dalal and Reed [J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 94 (2005) 237-244].

Distance spectral radius of unicyclic graphs with fixed maximum degree

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050068
Author(s):  
Hezan Huang ◽  
Bo Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Radius ◽  
Connected Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Distance Matrix ◽  
The Other ◽  
Connected Graphs ◽  
Largest Eigenvalue ◽  
Unicyclic Graphs ◽  
The Largest Eigenvalue

The distance spectral radius of a connected graph is the largest eigenvalue of its distance matrix. For integers [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text], we prove that among the connected graphs on [Formula: see text] vertices of given maximum degree [Formula: see text] with at least one cycle, the graph [Formula: see text] uniquely maximizes the distance spectral radius, where [Formula: see text] is the graph obtained from the disjoint star on [Formula: see text] vertices and path on [Formula: see text] vertices by adding two edges, one connecting the star center with a path end, and the other being a chord of the star.

scholarly journals Total Coloring Conjecture for Certain Classes of Graphs

Algorithms ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vignesh ◽  
J. Geetha ◽  
K. Somasundaram
Keyword(s):  
Chromatic Number ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Line Graph ◽  
Product Line ◽  
Total Coloring ◽  
Lexicographic Product ◽  
Total Chromatic Number ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Total Coloring Conjecture

A total coloring of a graph G is an assignment of colors to the elements of the graph G such that no two adjacent or incident elements receive the same color. The total chromatic number of a graph G, denoted by χ ′ ′ ( G ) , is the minimum number of colors that suffice in a total coloring. Behzad and Vizing conjectured that for any graph G, Δ ( G ) + 1 ≤ χ ′ ′ ( G ) ≤ Δ ( G ) + 2 , where Δ ( G ) is the maximum degree of G. In this paper, we prove the total coloring conjecture for certain classes of graphs of deleted lexicographic product, line graph and double graph.

New bounds on the independence number of connected graphs

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (05) ◽  
pp. 1850069
Author(s):  
Nader Jafari Rad ◽  
Elahe Sharifi
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Connected Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Independence Number ◽  
Independent Set ◽  
Maximum Cardinality ◽  
Connected Graphs ◽  
Cut Vertex

The independence number of a graph [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the maximum cardinality of an independent set of vertices in [Formula: see text]. [Henning and Löwenstein An improved lower bound on the independence number of a graph, Discrete Applied Mathematics  179 (2014) 120–128.] proved that if a connected graph [Formula: see text] of order [Formula: see text] and size [Formula: see text] does not belong to a specific family of graphs, then [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we strengthen the above bound for connected graphs with maximum degree at least three that have a non-cut-vertex of maximum degree. We show that if a connected graph [Formula: see text] of order [Formula: see text] and size [Formula: see text] has a non-cut-vertex of maximum degree then [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the maximum degree of the vertices of [Formula: see text]. We also characterize all connected graphs [Formula: see text] of order [Formula: see text] and size [Formula: see text] that have a non-cut-vertex of maximum degree and [Formula: see text].

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