Two-factors with few cycles in claw-free graphs

نویسندگان

  • Ronald J. Gould
  • Michael S. Jacobson
چکیده

Let G be a graph of order n. De.ne fk(G) (Fk(G)) to be the minimum (maximum) number of components in a k-factor of G. For convenience, we will say that fk(G)=0 if G does not contain a k-factor. It is known that if G is a claw-free graph with su4ciently high minimum degree and proper order parity, then G contains a k-factor. In this paper we show that f2(G)6n= for n and su4ciently large and G claw-free. In addition, we consider F2(G) for claw-free graphs and look at the potential range for the number of cycles in a 2-factor. c © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Discrete Mathematics

دوره 231  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001