Toughness and hamiltonicity in kk-trees

We consider toughness conditions that guarantee the existence of a hamiltonian cycle in $k$-trees, a subclass of the class of chordal graphs. By a result of Chen et al.\ 18-tough chordal graphs are hamiltonian, and by a result of Bauer et al.\ there exist nontraceable chordal graphs with toughness arbitrarily close to $\frac{7}{4}$. It is believed that the best possible value of the toughness guaranteeing hamiltonicity of chordal graphs is less than 18, but the proof of Chen et al.\ indicates that proving a better result could be very complicated. We show that every 1-tough 2-tree on at least three vertices is hamiltonian, a best possible result since 1-toughness is a necessary condition for hamiltonicity. We generalize the result to $k$-trees for $k\ge 2$: Let $G$ be a $k$-tree. If $G$ has toughness at least $\frac{k+1}{3},$ then $G$ is hamiltonian. Moreover, we present infinite classes of nonhamiltonian 1-tough $k$-trees for each $k\ge 3

Uniquely List Colorability of Complete Split Graphs

The join of null graph Om and complete graph Kn, denoted by S(m; n), is called a complete split graph. In this paper, we characterize unique list colorability of the graph G = S(m; n). We shall prove that G is uniquely 3-list colorable graph if and only if m>=4, n>=4 and m + n>=10, m(G)>=4 for every 1<=m<=5 and n>=6.The join of null graph Om and complete graph Kn, denoted by S(m; n), is called a complete split graph. In this paper, we characterize unique list colorability of the graph G = S(m; n). We shall prove that G is uniquely 3-list colorable graph if and only if m>=4, n>=4 and m + n>=10, m(G)>=4 for every 1<=m<=5 and n>=6

Minimally toughness in special graph classes

Let $t$ be a positive real number. A graph is called $t$-tough, if the removal of any cutset $S$ leaves at most $|S|/t$ components. The toughness of a graph is the largest $t$ for which the graph is $t$-tough. A graph is minimally $t$-tough, if the toughness of the graph is $t$ and the deletion of any edge from the graph decreases the toughness. In this paper we investigate the minimum degree and the recognizability of minimally $t$-tough graphs in the class of chordal graphs, split graphs, claw-free graphs and $2K_2$-free graphs

On some intriguing problems in Hamiltonian graph theory -- A survey

We survey results and open problems in Hamiltonian graph theory centred around three themes: regular graphs, $t$-tough graphs, and claw-free graphs