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A Hamiltonian graph (directed or undirected) is a graph that contains a Hamiltonian cycle, that is, a cycle that visits every vertex exactly once.

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Is there a non-bipartite hamiltonian cubic graph on $n$ vertices with no $(n-1)$-cycle?

Is there a cubic (3-regular) graph $G$ on $n$ vertices such that: $G$ is hamiltonian $G$ has no $(n-1)$-cycles $G$ is not bipartite My computer tells me that there are none on up to $24$ vertices …
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Heuristic arguments regarding Sheehan's conjecture?

Sheehan conjectured that there are no 4-regular graphs that are uniquely hamiltonian (i.e. have exactly one hamilton cycle). Evidence that might be loosely seen to be in favour of this conjecture is: …
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Maximal non-hamiltonian graphs - spanned by a theta graph?

At the moment I am interested in maximal non-hamiltonian graphs, so that is a (simple, undirected) graph that does not itself have a hamilton cycle, but if you add an edge between any two distinct non …
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Minimum number of hamilton cycles in a 4-connected planar triangulation?

I am currently interested in hamilton cycles (i.e. a cycle through every vertex) in planar triangulations (i.e. planar graphs with every face a triangle). There are non-hamiltonian planar triangulati …
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Grinberg's uniquely hamiltonian 3-connected graphs (Russian paper)

Many years ago, Grinberg found some uniquely-hamiltonian $3$-connected graphs, and published his results in a paper that has been cited several times as follows. E. Grinberg, Three-connected graph …
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What is the smallest uniquely hamiltonian graph with minimum degree at least 3?

I would like to know more about uniquely hamiltonian graphs with minimum vertex degree at least 3, and in particular what is the smallest one. (Recall that a graph is hamiltonian if it has a cycle pas …
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What was Smith's proof of Smith's theorem on Hamilton cycles in cubic graphs?

In a short 1946 paper "On Hamiltonian Circuits", Tutte proved the famous result that an edge in a cubic graph lies in an even number of Hamilton circuits. He attributed the result to his friend CAB S …
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