Disconnected 2-factors in planar cubic bridgeless graphs

被引:18
作者
Diwan, AA [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Comp Sci & Engn, Bombay 400076, Maharashtra, India
关键词
2-factor; Cubic; Disconnected; Planar;
D O I
10.1006/jctb.2001.2079
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We prove that every planar cubic bridgeless graph with at least six vertices has a disconnected 2-ractor, that is a 2-factor which is not a Hamilton cycle. This is in contrast to the fact that there exist arbitrarily large cubic bridgeless graphs in which every 2-factor is a Hamilton cycle. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
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页码:249 / 259
页数:11
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