The generalized 3-edge-connectivity of lexicographic product graphs

The generalized $k$-edge-connectivity $\lambda_k(G)$ of a graph $G$ is a generalization of the concept of edge-connectivity. The lexicographic product of two graphs $G$ and $H$, denoted by $G\circ H$, is an important graph product. In this paper, we mainly study the generalized 3-edge-connectivity of $G \circ H$, and get upper and lower bounds of $\lambda_3(G \circ H)$. Moreover, all bounds are sharp.Comment: 14 page

The generalized 3-connectivity of Lexicographic product graphs

The generalized $k$-connectivity $\kappa_k(G)$ of a graph $G$, introduced by Chartrand et al., is a natural and nice generalization of the concept of (vertex-)connectivity. In this paper, we prove that for any two connected graphs $G$ and $H$, $\kappa_3(G\circ H)\geq \kappa_3(G)|V(H)|$. We also give upper bounds for $\kappa_3(G\Box H)$ and $\kappa_3(G\circ H)$. Moreover, all the bounds are sharp.Comment: 13 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1103.609