Circumference of 3-connected claw-free graphs and large Eulerian subgraphs of 3-edge-connected graphs

AbstractThe circumference of a graph is the length of its longest cycles. Results of Jackson, and Jackson and Wormald, imply that the circumference of a 3-connected cubic n-vertex graph is Ω(n0.694), and the circumference of a 3-connected claw-free graph is Ω(n0.121). We generalize and improve the first result by showing that every 3-edge-connected graph with m edges has an Eulerian subgraph with Ω(m0.753) edges. We use this result together with the Ryjáček closure operation to improve the lower bound on the circumference of a 3-connected claw-free graph to Ω(n0.753). Our proofs imply polynomial time algorithms for finding large Eulerian subgraphs of 3-edge-connected graphs and long cycles in 3-connected claw-free graphs

Three problems on well-partitioned chordal graphs

In this work, we solve three problems on well-partitioned chordal graphs. First, we show that every connected (resp., 2-connected) well-partitioned chordal graph has a vertex that intersects all longest paths (resp., longest cycles). It is an open problem [Balister et al., Comb. Probab. Comput. 2004] whether the same holds for chordal graphs. Similarly, we show that every connected well-partitioned chordal graph admits a (polynomial-time constructible) tree 3-spanner, while the complexity status of the Tree 3-Spanner problem remains open on chordal graphs [Brandstädt et al., Theor. Comput. Sci. 2004]. Finally, we show that the problem of finding a minimum-size geodetic set is polynomial-time solvable on well-partitioned chordal graphs. This is the first example of a problem that is NP -hard on chordal graphs and polynomial-time solvable on well-partitioned chordal graphs. Altogether, these results reinforce the significance of this recently defined graph class as a tool to tackle problems that are hard or unsolved on chordal graphs.acceptedVersio

Bridges of longest cycles

AbstractThis paper is concerned with bridges of longest cycles in 3-connected non-hamiltonian graphs. Let G be such a graph and let d(u)+d(υ)⩾m for each pair of non-adjacent vertices u and υ. Let the length of its longest cycle C be r. Then the length of any bridge of G is at most r-m+2

Supereulerian Properties in Graphs and Hamiltonian Properties in Line Graphs

Following the trend initiated by Chvatal and Erdos, using the relation of independence number and connectivity as sufficient conditions for hamiltonicity of graphs, we characterize supereulerian graphs with small matching number, which implies a characterization of hamiltonian claw-free graph with small independence number.;We also investigate strongly spanning trailable graphs and their applications to hamiltonian connected line graphs characterizations for small strongly spanning trailable graphs and strongly spanning trailable graphs with short longest cycles are obtained. In particular, we have found a graph family F of reduced nonsupereulerian graphs such that for any graph G with kappa\u27(G) ≥ 2 and alpha\u27( G) ≤ 3, G is supereulerian if and only if the reduction of G is not in F..;We proved that any connected graph G with at most 12 vertices, at most one vertex of degree 2 and without vertices of degree 1 is either supereulerian or its reduction is one of six exceptional cases. This is applied to show that if a 3-edge-connected graph has the property that every pair of edges is joined by a longest path of length at most 8, then G is strongly spanning trailable if and only if G is not the wagner graph.;Using charge and discharge method, we prove that every 3-connected, essentially 10-connected line graph is hamiltonian connected. We also provide a unified treatment with short proofs for several former results by Fujisawa and Ota in [20], by Kaiser et al in [24], and by Pfender in [40]. New sufficient conditions for hamiltonian claw-free graphs are also obtained

Intersection of Longest Cycle and Largest Bond in 3-Connected Graphs

A bond in a graph is a minimal nonempty edge-cut. A connected graph $G$ is dual Hamiltonian if the vertex set can be partitioned into two subsets $X$ and $Y$ such that the subgraphs induced by $X$ and $Y$ are both trees. There is much interest in studying the longest cycles and largest bonds in graphs. H. Wu conjectured that any longest cycle must meet any largest bond in a simple 3-connected graph. In this paper, the author proves that the above conjecture is true for certain classes of 3-connected graphs: Let $G$ be a simple 3-connected graph with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges. Suppose $c(G)$ is the size of a longest cycle, and $c^*(G)$ is the size of a largest bond. Then each longest cycle meets each largest bond if either $c(G) \geq n - 3$ or $c^*(G) \geq m - n - 1$. Sanford determined in her Ph.D. thesis the cycle spectrum of the well-known generalized Petersen graph $P(n, 2)$ ($n$ is odd) and $P(n, 3)$ ($n$ is even). Flynn proved in her honors thesis that any generalized Petersen graph $P(n, k)$ is dual Hamiltonian. The author studies the bond spectrum (called the co-spectrum) of the generalized Petersen graphs and extends Flynn's result by proving that in any generalized Petersen graph $P(n, k)$, $1 \leq k < \frac{n}{2}$, the co-spectrum of $P(n, k)$ is $\{3, 4, 5, ..., n+2\}$.Comment: 16 pages, 19 figures. Paper presented at the 54th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing (March 6-10, 2023); submitted on May 9, 2023 to the conference proceedings book series publication titled "Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics" (PROMS). Paper abstract also on https://www.math.fau.edu/combinatorics/abstracts/ren54.pd