New production matrices for geometric graphs

We use production matrices to count several classes of geometric graphs. We present novel production matrices for non-crossing partitions, connected geometric graphs, and k-angulations, which provide another, simple and elegant, way of counting the number of such objects. Counting geometric graphs i...

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Autores: Esteban Pascual, Guillermo, Huemer, Clemens|||0000-0001-7557-0823, Silveira, Rodrigo Ignacio|||0000-0003-0202-4543
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/360864
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/360864
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2021.10.013
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Graph theory
Generating functions
Riordan Arrays
Production matrices
Characteristic polynomials
Geometric graphs
Anàlisi combinatòria
Grafs, Teoria de
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Matemàtica discreta
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Resumo:We use production matrices to count several classes of geometric graphs. We present novel production matrices for non-crossing partitions, connected geometric graphs, and k-angulations, which provide another, simple and elegant, way of counting the number of such objects. Counting geometric graphs is then equivalent to calculating the powers of a production matrix. Applying the technique of Riordan Arrays to these production matrices, we establish new formulas for the numbers of geometric graphs as well as combinatorial identities derived from the production matrices. Further, we obtain the characteristic polynomial and the eigenvectors of such production matrices.