46 research outputs found
Chromaticity of Certain 2-Connected Graphs
Since the introduction of the concepts of chromatically unique graphs and chromatically
equivalent graphs, many families of such graphs have been obtained.
In this thesis, we continue with the search of families of chromatically unique
graphs and chromatically equivalent graphs.
In Chapter 1, we define the concept of graph colouring, the associated chromatic
polynomial and some properties of a chromatic polynomial. We also give some
necessary conditions for graphs that are chromatically unique or chromatically
equivalent.
Chapter 2 deals with the chromatic classes of certain existing 2-connected (n, n + 1,)-graphs for z = 0, 1, 2 and 3. Many families of chromatically unique graphs and
chromatically equivalent graphs of these classes have been obtained. At the end
of the chapter, we re-determine the chromaticity of two families of 2-connected
(n, n + 3)-graphs with at least two triangles. Our main results in this thesis are presented in Chapters 3, 4 and 5. In Chapter
3, we classify all the 2-connected (n, n + 4)-graphs wit h at least four triangles . In
Chapter 4 , we classify all the 2-connected (n, n + 4)-graphs wit h t hree triangles
and one induced 4-cycle. In Chapter 5, we classify all the 2-connected (n, n + 4)graphs
with three triangles and at least two induced 4-cycles . In each chapter, we
obtain new families of chromatically unique graphs and chromatically equivalent
graphs.
We end the thesis by classifying all the 2-connected (n, n + 4)-graphs with exactly
three triangles. We also determine the chromatic polynomial of all these graphs.
The determination of the chromaticity of most classes of these graphs is left as
an open problem for future research
Graph homomorphisms, the Tutte polynomial and “q-state Potts uniqueness”
We establish for which weighted graphs H homomorphism functions from multigraphs
G to H are specializations of the Tutte polynomial of G, answering a question
of Freedman, Lov´asz and Schrijver.
We introduce a new property of graphs called “q-state Potts uniqueness” and relate
it to chromatic and Tutte uniqueness, and also to “chromatic–flow uniqueness”,
recently studied by Duan, Wu and Yu.Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia MTM2005-08441-C02-0
Chromaticity of Certain Bipartite Graphs
Since the introduction of the concepts of chromatically unique graphs and chromatically
equivalent graphs, numerous families of such graphs have been obtained.
The purpose of this thesis is to continue with the search of families of
chromatically unique bipartite graphs.
In Chapters 1 and 2, we define the concept of graph colouring, the associated
chromatic polynomial and some properties of a chromatic polynomial. We also
give some necessary conditions for graphs that are chromatically unique or chromatically
equivalent. We end this chapter by stating some known results on the
chromaticity of bipartite graphs, denoted as K(p,q)
Chromaticity Of Certain K4-Homeomorphs
The chromaticity of graphs is the term used referring to the question of chromatic
equivalence and chromatic uniqueness of graphs. Since the arousal of the
interest on the chromatically equivalent and chromatically unique graphs, various
concepts and results under the said areas of research have been discovered and
many families of such graphs have been obtained. The purpose of this thesis is to
contribute new results on the chromatic equivalence and chromatic uniqueness
of graphs, specifically, K4-homeomorphs
Chromatic equivalence class of the join of certain tripartite graphs
For a simple graph G, let P(G;λ) be the chromatic polynomial of G. Two graphs G and H are said to be chromatically equivalent, denoted G ~ H if P(G;λ) = P(H;λ). A graph G is said to be chromatically unique, if H ~ G implies that H ≅ G. Chia [4] determined the chromatic equivalence class of the graph consisting of the join of p copies of the path each of length 3. In this paper, we determined the chromatic equivalence class of the graph consisting of the join of p copies of the complete tripartite graph K1,2,3. MSC: 05C15;05C6
Chromatic equivalence classes of certain generalized polygon trees
Let P(G) denote the chromatic polynomial of a graph G. Two graphs G and H are chromatically equivalent, written G ∼ H, if P(G) = P(H). Let g denote the family of all generalized polygon trees with three interior regions. Xu (1994) showed that g is a union of chromatic equivalence classes under the equivalence relation '∼'. In this paper, we determine infinitely many chromatic equivalence classes in g under '∼'. As a byproduct, we obtain a family of chromatically unique graphs established by Peng (1995)
Graphs determined by polynomial invariants
AbstractMany polynomials have been defined associated to graphs, like the characteristic, matchings, chromatic and Tutte polynomials. Besides their intrinsic interest, they encode useful combinatorial information about the given graph. It is natural then to ask to what extent any of these polynomials determines a graph and, in particular, whether one can find graphs that can be uniquely determined by a given polynomial. In this paper we survey known results in this area and, at the same time, we present some new results
Chromatic equivalence classes of certain generalized polygon trees, III
AbstractLet P(G) denote the chromatic polynomial of a graph G. Two graphs G and H are chromatically equivalent, if P(G)=P(H). A set of graphs S is called a chromatic equivalence class if for any graph H that is chromatically equivalent with a graph G in S, then H∈S. Peng et al. (Discrete Math. 172 (1997) 103–114), studied the chromatic equivalence classes of certain generalized polygon trees. In this paper, we continue that study and present a solution to Problem 2 in Koh and Teo (Discrete Math. 172 (1997) 59–78)
Chromatic Equivalence Classes and Chromatic Defining Numbers of Certain Graphs
There are two parts in this dissertation: the chromatic equivalence classes and
the chromatic defining numbers of graphs.
In the first part the chromaticity of the family of generalized polygon trees with
intercourse number two, denoted by Cr (a, b; c, d), is studied. It is known that
Cr( a, b; c, d) is a chromatic equivalence class if min {a, b, c, d} ≥ r+3. We consider
Cr( a, b; c, d) when min{ a, b, c, d} ≤ r + 2. The necessary and sufficient conditions
for Cr(a, b; c, d) with min {a, b, c, d} ≤ r + 2 to be a chromatic equivalence class
are given. Thus, the chromaticity of Cr (a, b; c, d) is completely characterized.
In the second part the defining numbers of regular graphs are studied. Let
d(n, r, X = k) be the smallest value of defining numbers of all r-regular graphs
of order n and the chromatic number equals to k. It is proved that for a given
integer k and each r ≥ 2(k - 1) and n ≥ 2k, d(n, r, X = k) = k - 1. Next,
a new lower bound for the defining numbers of r-regular k-chromatic graphs
with k < r < 2( k - 1) is found. Finally, the value of d( n , r, X = k) when
k < r < 2(k - 1) for certain values of n and r is determined