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1answer
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Homomorphism into Kneser graphs $KG(n, k)$
Is there a characterization of graphs $G$ such that $\exists$ $\phi : G \rightarrow KG(n,k)$, where $KG(n,k)$ is the Kneser graph ($k \leq \lceil \frac{n}{2}\rceil $).
Any refe …
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almost-bipartite nearly-isolated subgraphs
I am looking for examples/families of graphs with the following (maybe vague-sounding at first) property: the graph $G$ has a relatively large subgraph $B$ such that $B$ is biparti …
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2answers
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expected number of overlapping edges from k cycles in a graph
Consider a minimally connected graph (i.e., a spanning tree) on $n$ nodes, $\mathcal{T}=(\mathcal{V},\mathcal{E}_{\tau})$,
and its complement $\overline{\mathcal{T}}=(\mathcal{V}, …
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0answers
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Bicycles and spanning trees of graphs
A spanning tree in a graph is a connected spanning subgraph with no cycles; it is well known that the number of spanning trees can be found by taking the determinant of a certain m …
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1answer
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Graph Theory - Connectivity of r-regular graphs
Hello everyone. I'm really struggling with this question. All help appreciated.
Find the minimum positive integer r for which there exists an r-regular graph G such that λ(G) ≥ κ( …
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1answer
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An edge partitioning problem on cubic graphs
Hello everyone,
I already asked this question on the TCS Stack Exchange, but it has not been resolved yet. Maybe readers of this forum will have other ideas or information, althou …
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0answers
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special 1-factorization of regular bipartite graphs
Let $n= 2k+1, |X|=|Y|= n$ and $G= (X, Y, E)$ be a $(k+1)$-regular bipartite graph.
Let $M $ be a perfect matching of $G$ having the property that every cycle of size 4
$C_4 $ int …
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1answer
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Min Bend Orthogonal Knots
I am seeking literature on 3D orthogonal drawings of knots,
especially minimum bend drawings.
An orthogonal drawing employs segments parallel to the axes of
a Cartesian coordinate …
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Matrix Operations Preserving Hurwitz Stability
I begin with terminology I use in the question. A real square matrix $A$ is
negative-stable if for every eigenvalue $\lambda$ of $A$, ${\mathrm{Re}}(\lambda) < 0$;
$\ast$-n …
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1answer
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Complexity of finding a 0-1 vector in a subspace or showing that there is none
This question, is a slightly different disguise (see below), came up in discussions of this question about equitable partitions
A $0,1$ vector in $\mathbb{Z}^n$ is any vector with …
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2answers
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Complexity of equitable partitions
We are talking about undirected simple graphs and partitions of their vertex sets into disjoint non-empty cells. Such a partition is equitable if for any two vertices $v,w$ in the …
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2answers
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Knight tour prime (conjecture)
Hello,
I have the following conjecture:
Write all numbers from $1$ to $n^2$ over an $n\times n$ board as usually. There not exists $n$ such that we can find a hamiltonian path on …
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Finding maximum value of degree-3 homogeneous polynomials when variables sum to 1
I would like to be able to find maximum values of degree-3 homogeneous polynomials, when the variables are non-negative real numbers that sum to 1. For example,
For example, the m …
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An MST-like problem with vertex selection
Consider a planar pointset in a rectangle, where every point has a color (an integer label).
We need to select one point of every color, so as to minimize the cost of a planar MST …
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If $G$ is 2 - self centered graph. then how to prove that $G$ has at least $2n - 5$ edges? where $n\geq 5$ [closed]
If $G$ is 2 - self centered graph. then how to prove that $G$ has at least $2n - 5$ edges?
where $n\geq 5$.
I started by assuming if number of edges $\mid E\mid\leq 2n-6$
then the …

