EXTENDING MATCHINGS IN CLAW-FREE GRAPHS

被引:24
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PLUMMER, MD
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[1] Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
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10.1016/0012-365X(94)90171-6
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
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Let G be a graph with a perfect matching and let n be an integer, 1 less than or equal to n < \V(G)1/2. Graph G is n-extendable if every matching of size n in G is a subset of a perfect matching. Graph G is bicritical if G-u-v has a perfect matching for every pair of points u and v in V(G). It is proved that every 3-connected claw-free graph is bicritical and for n greater than or equal to 2, every (2n + 1)-connected claw-free graph is n-extendable. Matching extension in planar and toroidal claw-free graphs is then considered.
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