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Questions about the branch of combinatorics called graph theory (not to be used for questions concerning the graph of a function). This tag can be further specialized via using it in combination with more specialized tags such as extremal-graph-theory, spectral-graph-theory, algebraic-graph-theory, topological-graph-theory, random-graphs, graph-colorings and several others.

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Is every 1-million-connected graph rigid in 3D?

It is an old result that every $6$-connected graph is rigid in $\mathbb{R}^2$: Lovász, László, and Yechiam Yemini. "On generic rigidity in the plane." SIAM Journal on Algebraic Discrete Methods 3, no …
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8 votes
2 answers
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Orthogonal Hamiltonian cycles in (n x n x n) grids

Let $C_n$ be a cubical $n \times n \times n$ subset of the integer lattice, so consisting of $n^3$ vertices. I am interested in special Hamiltonian cycles in $C_n$, special in the sense that (a) each …
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Equitable 4-colorings of planar triangulations

In an equitable coloring of a graph $G$, the number of vertices in each color class differ by at most $1$. For example, left below is not an equitable coloring, while the right graph is equitably colo …
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16 votes
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Squaring a square and discrete Ricci flow

Is this a theorem? Every $3$-connected planar graph $G$ may be represented as a tiling of a square by squares, one square per node of $G$, with nodes connected in $G$ corresponding to tangent squares …
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Rubber-band graph embedding under gravity

Let $G$ be a simple $3$-connected plane graph with the vertices of its outer face pinned to the $xy$-plane. View each edge as an ideal rubber band, and each internal node given a weight proportional t …
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2 votes
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Distance queries to reconstruct an unknown graph

Let $G$ be a finite, simple, connected, undirected graph on $n$ vertices. Suppose your goal is to determine $G$ uniquely via queries. Each query choses a $v_i$, and returns the shortest distances (num …
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Graphs with the same Laplacian eigenvalues

Let $L$ be the Laplacian matrix for a simple graph $G$ of $n$ vertices, and $\lambda_0,\ldots,\lambda_{n-1}$ its $n$ eigenvalues. Q. What is the cardinality of the class of $n$-vertex graphs $ …
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Diagonal shortcuts to minimize all-pairs shortest-paths in grid graph

Augment the grid graph $G$ on lattice points $[1,n]^2$, which connects each point to its four distance-$1$ vertical and horizontal neighbors. Augment $G$ to $G'$ by adding in one of the two $\sqrt{2}$ …
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7 votes
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Universal point sets for 1-plane graphs

It is a notorious open problem to find a smallest set of $N$ points that permit any $n$-vertex planar graph to be drawn in the plane without crossings, using only those $N$ points as vertices, and str …
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3 votes
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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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Counting Hamiltonian cycles in $n \times n$ square grid

I wonder if anyone has counted these curves, either exactly or asymptotically? Let $S_n$ be an $n \times n$ subset of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ consisting of $n^2$ lattice points: a lattice square. Define a re …
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6 votes
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(Non)uniqueness of the common-factor graph

Let $S=\{x_1,\ldots,x_k\}$ be a set of $k$ distinct natural numbers, a subset of $\{1,\ldots,n\} = \mathbb{N}_{\le n}$. Define the common-factor graph $G(S)$ as the (undirected) graph with a node for …
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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 random walk on an infinite graph is recurrent iff ...?

Q. Is there a master theorem that can be used to determine whether or not a simple random walk (choose a random neighboring vertex as the next step) on a given infinite graph leads to recurr …
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Iteration cycles of Z_n weights in path graphs: Why cycles of length 182 for a 6-node path?

Assign to the $n$ nodes of a path graph vertex weights forming a permutation of $(0,\ldots,n{-}1)$. Now iterate the following update repeatedly: Each node sums the weights of its neighbors, and that n …
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