scholarly journals Decomposable Twofold Triple Systems with Non-Hamiltonian 2-Block Intersection Graphs

10.37236/7969 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind A. Cameron ◽  
David A. Pike
Keyword(s):  
Triple System ◽  
Hamilton Cycle ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
Steiner Triple Systems ◽  
Intersection Graphs ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Counter Example ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Block Intersection ◽  
Twofold Triple System

The $2$-block intersection graph ($2$-BIG) of a twofold triple system (TTS)  is the graph whose vertex set is composed of the blocks of the TTS and two vertices are joined by an edge if the corresponding blocks intersect in exactly two elements. The $2$-BIGs are themselves interesting graphs: each component is cubic and $3$-connected, and a $2$-BIG is bipartite exactly when the TTS is decomposable to two Steiner triple systems. Any connected bipartite $2$-BIG with no Hamilton cycle is a further counter-example to a disproved conjecture posed by Tutte in 1971. Our main result is that there exists an integer $N$ such that for all $v\geq N$, if  $v\equiv 1$ or $3\mod{6}$ then there exists a TTS($v$) whose $2$-BIG is bipartite and connected but not Hamiltonian. Furthermore, $13<N\leq 663$. Our approach is to construct a TTS($u$) whose $2$-BIG is connected bipartite and non-Hamiltonian and embed it within a TTS($v$)  where $v>2u$ in such a way that, after a single trade, the $2$-BIG of the resulting TTS($v$) is bipartite connected and non-Hamiltonian.

scholarly journals Steiner Triple Systems and Existentially Closed Graphs

10.37236/1939 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Forbes ◽  
M. J. Grannell ◽  
T. S. Griggs
Keyword(s):  
Triple System ◽  
Steiner Triple System ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
Steiner Triple Systems ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Existentially Closed ◽  
Block Intersection

We investigate the conditions under which a Steiner triple system can have a 2- or 3-existentially closed block intersection graph.

scholarly journals Existentially Closed BIBD Block-Intersection Graphs

10.37236/988 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil A. McKay ◽  
David A. Pike
Keyword(s):  
Block Size ◽  
Combinatorial Design ◽  
Block Designs ◽  
Intersection Graphs ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Empty Intersection ◽  
Existentially Closed ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Block Intersection ◽  
Balanced Incomplete Block

A graph $G$ with vertex set $V$ is said to be $n$-existentially closed if, for every $S \subset V$ with $|S|=n$ and every $T \subseteq S$, there exists a vertex $x \in V-S$ such that $x$ is adjacent to each vertex of $T$ but is adjacent to no vertex of $S-T$. Given a combinatorial design ${\cal D}$ with block set ${\cal B}$, its block-intersection graph $G_{{\cal D}}$ is the graph having vertex set ${\cal B}$ such that two vertices $b_1$ and $b_2$ are adjacent if and only if $b_1$ and $b_2$ have non-empty intersection. In this paper we study BIBDs (balanced incomplete block designs) and when their block-intersection graphs are $n$-existentially closed. We characterise the BIBDs with block size $k \geq 3$ and index $\lambda=1$ that have 2-e.c. block-intersection graphs and establish bounds on the parameters of BIBDs with index $\lambda=1$ that are $n$-e.c. where $n \geq 3$. For $\lambda \geq 2$ and $n \geq 2$, we prove that only simple $\lambda$-fold designs can have $n$-e.c. block-intersection graphs. In the case of $\lambda$-fold triple systems we show that $n \geq 3$ is impossible, and we determine which 2-fold triple systems (i.e., BIBDs with $k=3$ and $\lambda=2$) have 2-e.c. block-intersection graphs.

scholarly journals Characterisation Results for Steiner Triple Systems and Their Application to Edge-Colourings of Cubic Graphs

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Král’ ◽  
Edita Máčajov´ ◽  
Attila Pór ◽  
Jean-Sébastien Sereni
Keyword(s):  
Triple System ◽  
Steiner Triple System ◽  
Cubic Graphs ◽  
Steiner Triple Systems ◽  
Cubic Graph ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Forbidden Configurations ◽  
Edge Colourings

AbstractIt is known that a Steiner triple system is projective if and only if it does not contain the four-triple configuration C14. We find three configurations such that a Steiner triple system is affine if and only if it does not contain one of these configurations. Similarly, we characterise Hall triple systems using two forbidden configurations.Our characterisations have several interesting corollaries in the area of edge-colourings of graphs. A cubic graph G is S-edge-colourable for a Steiner triple system S if its edges can be coloured with points of S in such a way that the points assigned to three edges sharing a vertex form a triple in S. Among others, we show that all cubic graphs are S-edge-colourable for every non-projective nonaffine point-transitive Steiner triple system S.

The intersection graph of a group

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550065 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Akbari ◽  
F. Heydari ◽  
M. Maghasedi
Keyword(s):  
Disjoint Union ◽  
Abelian Groups ◽  
Solvable Groups ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
Free Graph ◽  
Intersection Graphs ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Vertex Set

Let G be a group. The intersection graph of G, denoted by Γ(G), is the graph whose vertex set is the set of all nontrivial proper subgroups of G and two distinct vertices H and K are adjacent if and only if H ∩ K ≠ 1. In this paper, we show that the girth of Γ(G) is contained in the set {3, ∞}. We characterize all solvable groups whose intersection graphs are triangle-free. Moreover, we show that if G is finite and Γ(G) is triangle-free, then G is solvable. Also, we prove that if Γ(G) is a triangle-free graph, then it is a disjoint union of some stars. Among other results, we classify all abelian groups whose intersection graphs are complete. Finally, we study the intersection graphs of cyclic groups.

Steiner triple systems of order 19 constructed from the Steiner triple system of order 9

1983 ◽  
Vol 94 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 89-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan R. Prince
Keyword(s):  
Standard Method ◽  
Triple System ◽  
Isomorphism Class ◽  
Automorphism Groups ◽  
Steiner Triple System ◽  
Steiner Triple Systems ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Isomorphism Classes

SynopsisA standard method of constructing Steiner triple systems of order 19 from the Steiner triple system of order 9 gives rise to 212 different such systems. It is shown that there are just three isomorphism classes amongst these systems. Representatives of each isomorphism class are described and the orders of their automorphism groups are determined.

scholarly journals Representations of Edge Intersection Graphs of Paths in a Tree

2005 ◽  
Vol DMTCS Proceedings vol. AE,... (Proceedings) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Charles Golumbic ◽  
Marina Lipshteyn ◽  
Michal Stern
Keyword(s):  
Analogous Result ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
Intersection Graphs ◽  
Network Applications ◽  
Host Trees ◽  
Complete Problems ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
International Audience ◽  
Np Complete ◽  
Simple Paths

International audience Let $\mathcal{P}$ be a collection of nontrivial simple paths in a tree $T$. The edge intersection graph of $\mathcal{P}$, denoted by EPT($\mathcal{P}$), has vertex set that corresponds to the members of $\mathcal{P}$, and two vertices are joined by an edge if the corresponding members of $\mathcal{P}$ share a common edge in $T$. An undirected graph $G$ is called an edge intersection graph of paths in a tree, if $G = EPT(\mathcal{P})$ for some $\mathcal{P}$ and $T$. The EPT graphs are useful in network applications. Scheduling undirected calls in a tree or assigning wavelengths to virtual connections in an optical tree network are equivalent to coloring its EPT graph. It is known that recognition and coloring of EPT graphs are NP-complete problems. However, the EPT graphs restricted to host trees of vertex degree 3 are precisely the chordal EPT graphs, and therefore can be colored in polynomial time complexity. We prove a new analogous result that weakly chordal EPT graphs are precisely the EPT graphs with host tree restricted to degree 4. This also implies that the coloring of the edge intersection graph of paths in a degree 4 tree is polynomial. We raise a number of intriguing conjectures regarding related families of graphs.

Intersection graphs of general linear groups

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150039
Author(s):  
Mai Hoang Bien ◽  
Do Hoang Viet
Keyword(s):  
Finite Field ◽  
Linear Group ◽  
General Linear Group ◽  
Undirected Graph ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
General Linear ◽  
Linear Groups ◽  
Intersection Graphs ◽  
General Linear Groups ◽  
Vertex Set

Let [Formula: see text] be a field and [Formula: see text] the general linear group of degree [Formula: see text] over [Formula: see text]. The intersection graph [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] is a simple undirected graph whose vertex set includes all nontrivial proper subgroups of [Formula: see text]. Two vertices [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] are adjacent if [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we show that if [Formula: see text] is a finite field containing at least three elements, then the diameter [Formula: see text] is [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text]. We also classify [Formula: see text] according to [Formula: see text]. In case [Formula: see text] is infinite, we prove that [Formula: see text] is one-ended of diameter 2 and its unique end is thick.

Construction of Steiner Triple Systems Having Exactly One Triple in Common

1974 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles C. Lindner
Keyword(s):  
Triple System ◽  
Steiner Triple System ◽  
Steiner Triple Systems ◽  
Triple Systems

A Steiner triple system is a pair (Q, t) where Q is a set and t a collection of three element subsets of Q such that each pair of elements of Q belong to exactly one triple of t. The number |Q| is called the order of the Steiner triple system (Q, t). It is well-known that there is a Steiner triple system of order n if and only if n ≡ 1 or 3 (mod 6). Therefore in saying that a certain property concerning Steiner triple systems is true for all n it is understood that n ≡ 1 or 3 (mod 6). Two Steiner triple systems (Q, t1) and (Q, t2) are said to be disjoint provided that t1 ∩ t2 = Ø. Recently, Jean Doyen has shown the existence of a pair of disjoint Steiner triple systems of order n for every n ≧ 7 [1].

The configuration polytope of ℓ-line configurations in Steiner triple systems

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Colbourn
Keyword(s):  
Linear Combination ◽  
Triple System ◽  
Steiner Triple System ◽  
Effective Procedure ◽  
Steiner Triple Systems ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Linear Basis ◽  
Line Configuration

AbstractIt has been shown that the number of occurrences of any ℓ-line configuration in a Steiner triple system can be written as a linear combination of the numbers of full m-line configurations for 1 ≤ m ≤ ℓ; full means that every point has degree at least two. More precisely, the coefficients of the linear combination are ratios of polynomials in v, the order of the Steiner triple system. Moreover, the counts of full configurations, together with v, form a linear basis for all of the configuration counts when ℓ ≤ 7. By relaxing the linear integer equalities to fractional inequalities, a configuration polytope is defined that captures all feasible assignments of counts to the full configurations. An effective procedure for determining this polytope is developed and applied when ℓ = 6. Using this, minimum and maximum counts of each configuration are examined, and consequences for the simultaneous avoidance of sets of configurations explored.

SOME RESULTS ON THE INTERSECTION GRAPHS OF IDEALS OF RINGS

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 1250200 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. AKBARI ◽  
R. NIKANDISH ◽  
M. J. NIKMEHR
Keyword(s):  
Chromatic Number ◽  
Clique Number ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
Intersection Graphs ◽  
Graph Theoretic ◽  
Reduced Ring ◽  
Algebraic Properties ◽  
Vertex Set

Let R be a ring with unity and I(R)* be the set of all nontrivial left ideals of R. The intersection graph of ideals of R, denoted by G(R), is a graph with the vertex set I(R)* and two distinct vertices I and J are adjacent if and only if I ∩ J ≠ 0. In this paper, we study some connections between the graph-theoretic properties of this graph and some algebraic properties of rings. We characterize all rings whose intersection graphs of ideals are not connected. Also we determine all rings whose clique number of the intersection graphs of ideals is finite. Among other results, it is shown that for a ring R, if the clique number of G(R) is finite, then the chromatic number is finite and if R is a reduced ring, then both are equal.

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