Graphs with maximum size and lower bounded girth

For integers n ≥ 4 and ν ≥ n + 1, let ex(ν; {C3, . . . , Cn}) denote the maximum number of edges in a graph of order ν and girth at least n+1. The {C3, . . . , Cn}-free graphs with order ν and size ex(ν; {C3, . . . , Cn}) are called extremal graphs and denoted by EX(ν; {C3, . . . , Cn}). We prove th...

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Autores: Abajo Casado, María Encarnación, Diánez Martínez, Ana Rosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/163658
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/163658
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aml.2011.09.062
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Extremal function
Extremal graphs
Forbidden cycles
Girth
Cages
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Sumario:For integers n ≥ 4 and ν ≥ n + 1, let ex(ν; {C3, . . . , Cn}) denote the maximum number of edges in a graph of order ν and girth at least n+1. The {C3, . . . , Cn}-free graphs with order ν and size ex(ν; {C3, . . . , Cn}) are called extremal graphs and denoted by EX(ν; {C3, . . . , Cn}). We prove that given an integer k ≥ 0, for each n ≥ 2 log2 (k + 2) there exist extremal graphs with ν vertices, ν + k edges and minimum degree 1 or 2. Considering this idea we construct four infinite families of extremal graphs. We also see that minimal (r; g)-cages are the exclusive elements in EX(ν0(r, g); {C3, . . . , Cg−1}).