Chain polynomials and Tutte polynomials

Chain polynomials and Tutte polynomials

The recently introduced chain and sheaf polynomials of a graph are shown to be essentially equivalent to a weighted version of the Tutte polynomial. c © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Tutte Polynomials and Link Polynomials

We show how the Tutte polynomial of a plane graph can be evaluated as the "homfly" polynomial of an associated oriented link. Then we discuss some consequences for the partition function of the Potts model, the Four Color Problem and the time complexity of the computation of the homfly polynomial.

Tutte Polynomials of Flower Graphs

Tutte Polynomials

Let ∆ be a finite sequence of n vectors from a vector space over any field. We consider the subspace of Sym(V) spanned by Q v∈S v, where S is a subsequence of ∆. A result of Orlik and Terao provides a doubly indexed direct sum of this space. The main theorem is that the resulting Hilbert series is the Tutte polynomial evaluation T (∆; 1 + x, y). Results of Ardila and Postnikov, Orlik and Terao,...

Tutte polynomials of wheels via generating functions

We find an explicit expression of the Tutte polynomial of an $n$-fan. We also find a formula of the Tutte polynomial of an $n$-wheel in terms of the Tutte polynomial of $n$-fans. Finally, we give an alternative expression of the Tutte polynomial of an $n$-wheel and then prove the explicit formula for the Tutte polynomial of an $n$-wheel.