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Planar graph of high valence
A classic result in graph theory tells us that any planar graph must have at least one vertex with valence no bigger than 5. On the other hand, there exist examples of planar graphs that are 5-regular ...
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There is a 3-connected 5-regular simple $n$-vertex planar graph iff $n$ satisfies....?
Is there any characterization on the set of integers $n$ such that there is a 3-connected 5-regular simple $n$-vertex planar graph?
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What is the standard definition of dual of disconnected planar graph when underlying graph derives 'product structure' over connected graphs?
Dual graph of a plane graph has a standard definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_graph and an edgeless graph on $n$ vertices is planar. What is the standard dual graph of such a graph?
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Planarity of a subgraph
Given a complete symmetric graph $G(V,E)$ with real-valued edgeweights and assume that every induced $k_4$ that is induced by a quadruplet from $v$'s vertices has a unique perfect matching of maximal ...
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Does there exist 2-planar graph with chromatic number 8 or 9 or 10
A 2-planar graph is a graph that can be drawn in the plane so that each edge is crossed at most twice. It is known that every 2-planar graph satisfies that $|E(G)|\le 5(|V(G)|-2)$. This implies that ...
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crossing number and thickness of a simple graph $G$
Crossing number$($cr$)$: The crossing number of a simple graph is the minimum number of crossings that can occur when this graph is drawn in the plane where no three arcs representing edges are ...
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Reference for results about planar graphs
A colleague and I are writing a paper in which we need to make use of some basic facts about planar graphs. I would strongly prefer to simply give references for the results if possible, because the ...
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Can the vertices of a planar graph of min degree 3 be covered with edges of average weight ( sum of degrees) at most 14?
Consider a planar graph where every vertex is incident to at least 3 edges, and assign to each edge a weight equal to the sum of the degrees of its endpoints.
If not, what is the smallest n so that ...
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The drawn diagonals divide the $N\times N$ board into $K$ regions. For each $N$, determine the smallest and the largest possible values of $K$
Let $N$ be a positive integer. In each of the $N^2$ unit squares of an $N\times N$ board, one of the two diagonals is drawn. The drawn diagonals divide the $N\times N$ board into $K$ regions. For each ...
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Planar graphs with perfect matching count in linear time?
We can find Pfaffian orientation and take determinant to compute permanent in $O(n^\omega)$ time where $\omega$ is exponent of matrix multiplication.
We know that permanent of $O(n)$ vertex planar ...
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Method to draw 3-connected planar graph on a sphere
The Tutte embedding is a way to create a "nice" drawing of a 3-connected planar graph in the plane, after having chosen an outer face.
Is there a similar method to draw such a graph on a sphere? ...
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Does any long path in a planar graph contain one of O(n) k-tuple of vertices?
My question is a bit related to both the container method and shallow cell complexity.
Let's start with that the number of length $\ell$ paths (where $\ell$ denotes the number of vertices of the path!)...
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"Locally Nonplanar" graph
A 2-connected $3$-connected graph $G$ is "Almost Planar" Locally Nonplanar if it has a a $2$-connected spanning subgraph $H$ and an embedding in the plane such that $H$ is planar in this embedding and ...
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Reference on generalization of plane graph duality between bonds and simple cycles
Let $G$ be a plane graph, and $G^*$ its dual. Among the $k$ partitions of the nodes of $G$, I'll call the connected k-partitions those such that each block of nodes of the partition induces a ...
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Orientations of Planar Graphs
Let $G$ be a $2$-edge-connected graph drawn in the plane (such that the edges intersect only at the endpoints). I want to orient
the edges of $G$ such that for each vertex $v$, there are no
three ...
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Reconstructing plane graphs from degree- and face-sequences
Let $G$ be a plane $3$-connected graph; so it partitions the plane
into regions bounded by faces.
Let $\mathrm{deg}_v$ be the sequence of vertex degrees of $G$,
and $\mathrm{deg}_f$ be the sequence of ...
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Partitioning the vertices of a graph into induced trees
I am looking for previous work regarding graphs whose vertices can be assigned colours (not necessarily a proper colouring) in such a way that each colour class induces a tree.
In particular I am ...
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Graph planarization via rewiring
Let $G$ be a nonplanar graph (undirected) of $n$ nodes and $e$ edges, with
$e \le 3n-6$.
Define a rewiring move as replacing edge $(a,b)$ with edge $(a,c)$.
The result must be a simple graph (no loops,...
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A question regarding the all pair shortest paths in weighted planar graphs
What is the time complexity of the fastest known algorithm for the all-pair shortest paths in planar graphs?
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Smallest planar graph with two non-homoemorphic plane embeddings?
Apologies for asking a question which probably has a well-known answer:
What is the smallest (not necessarily simple) planar graph with two non-homeomorphic embeddings into the plane?
I am ...
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Does every finite bridgeless cubic planar simple undirected graph admit a 2-factorization with at most two components each of which has even order?
Consider simple bridgeless cubic planar graphs.
Does each such graph admit a 2-factorization with $\leq 2$ components each of which has even order?
If not, does anyone know of an counterexample?
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A conjecture on planar graphs
I don't know the following is a known result, but it would be very useful to me in my research if it were true.
Conjecture: Let $G$ be a planar graph. The sum
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\sum_{\{x,y\} \in E(G)}{\min(\deg(x),\...
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When is an ordering of edges in a graph a planar embedding?
Is there a criterion which decides whether a given rotation system for a graph determines a planar embedding? That is, a lemma of the form:
A graph G = (V, E) is planar if and only if there exists ...
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Can all crossings in a graph be moved to one point?
Consider a graph $G$ with at least two unavoidable crossings, say, the disjoint union of two copies of $K_5$. Can such a graph always be drawn so that there is only one singular point (where all ...
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In how many ways can a given planar graph be mapped into the plane?
I feel sure that this question must have been addressed in the literature, but I can't seem to find it - I may be looking in the wrong place.
A graph is planar if it can be drawn on the plane such ...
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Is there easy proof for triangle-free two-coloring of planar graphs?
By merging two-two color classes, the Four Color Theorem implies that every planar graph can be two-colored such that each color class induces a triangle-free graph.
Is there a simpler proof for this ...
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How non-planar is the Math Genealogy Project graph? [closed]
The Mathematics Genealogy Project keeps an online database of information on as many mathematicians as they can get records for, focusing especially on advisor-student relationships. In this way, they ...
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Do planar graphs have an acyclic two-coloring?
A graph has an acyclic two-coloring if its vertices can be colored with two colors such that each color class spans a forest.
Does every planar graph have an acyclic two-coloring?
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Determine sub-polygon from line segments with known member connectivity
Test Polygon:
Consider the following polygon as attached. Let the known parameter be as follows:
•Member to member connectivity, i.e. it is known that A – B, X – E, F – B, etc. for all the members.
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Is every graph the center of some other graph?
The center of a graph $G$ is the set of vertices that minimize the largest
distance to vertices in $G$, e.g., in the graph below, that radius is $4$:
Define the ...
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A connection between nonplanar complete graphs and the alternating groups?
I didn't get any response on MSE so I though I'd give this a try here (my question on MSE).
I went to an undergrad's senior honors thesis presentation a while ago. She was discussing crossing numbers ...
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Planar layouts of bipartite graphs
Instances of SAT induce a bipartite graph between clauses vertices and variable vertices, and for planar 3SAT, the resulting bipartite graph is planar.
It would be very convenient if there was a ...
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Generalizations of Planar Graphs
This is a follow up to Harrison's question: why planar graphs are so exceptional. I would like to ask about (and collect answers to) various notions, in graph theory and beyond graph theory (topology; ...
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