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These are k4free and planar, but not all k4free planar graphs are matchstick graphs. A graph is d claw free if no node has d distinct independent neighbors. E g is a nite, simple, and undirected graph with com. Theorem 3 let g be a clawfree graph of order n and minimum degree. In this paper we describe some structural properties of claw, net free graphs. Informal overview of the paper the clawfree graphs that we will be dealing with in this paper are graphs that admit socalled stripstructures. Independence complexes of wellcovered circulant graphs. Firstly, we show that the independence complex of a claw free graph with n vertices and. The main theorem gives good bounds on the connectivity of these complexes, given bounds for a few subcomplexes of the same class. Firstly, we show that the independence complex of a claw free graph with n vertices and maximal degree d is cnemail protectedconnected, where c23. On maximal independent sets of vertices in claw free graphs. For any graph g, prove that the line graph lg is claw free.

I would also be interested in the more restricted class of matchstick graphs, which are planar graphs that can be drawn with noncrossing unitlength straight edges. Independence complexes of wellcovered circulant graphs problem let g be a wellcovered circulant. Independence number of k4free planar graphs mathoverflow. In this paper we characterize them by excluded induced subgraphs. Then we may construct a 2factor in g having at most 6n. Every 4connected claw free p10 free graph is either pancyclic or is the line graph of the petersen graph. This class is in turn contained in the class of independence complexes of clawfree graphs. For chordal graphs, a maximum weight independent set can be found in linear time. Introduction the independence number of a graph is one of the most fundamental and wellstudied graph parameters 14. At rst sight, there seem to be a great variety of types of claw free graphs. Firstly, we show that the independence complex of a clawfree graph with n vertices and maximal degree d is. Graphs and conditional independence oxford statistics. Determine if the pure independence complex indg has any richer structure, i.

Vertex 3colorability of claw free graphs marcin kaminski and vadim loziny abstract the 3colorability problem is npcomplete in the class of claw free graphs and it remains hard in many of its subclasses obtained by forbidding additional subgraphs. Sudakov, bipartite subgraphs and the smallest eigenvalue, combin. The main theorem give good bounds on the connectivity of these complexes, given bounds for a few subcomplexes of the same class. A result related to the upper bound of the theorem below, but for the residue instead of the independence number, is. If is a connected almost clawfree graph of order and, then contains spanning 3ended trees. Some other results on the structure of 2factors in. The combinatorial alexander dual of the independence complex indg and. Every connected ffree clawfree trigraph that is not basic is resolved. Line graphs and clawfree graphs of vertex degree at most four provide two examples. The resource prize giving provides a context for discussion of independence and dependence, and an opportunity for students to explore how different sampling methods affect the chance of an individual being chosen, or of a representative sample being chosen which also raises the question of what we mean by representative.

In graph theory, an area of mathematics, a clawfree graph is a graph that does not have a claw as an induced subgraph a claw is another name for the complete bipartite graph k 1,3 that is, a star graph with three edges, three leaves, and one central vertex. Discrete morse theory and the homotopy type of clique graphs. This inequality was proved in 6 for k 3, namely claw free graphs. For m 2 a graph is kmfactorable if it is spanned by a disjoint union of complete graphs km. Barmak 2 studied the topology of independence complexes of trianglefree graphs and clawfree graphs. We attach topological concepts to a simple graph by means of the simplicial complex of its complete subgraphs. Obstructions to chordal circulararc graphs of small. These are k4 free and planar, but not all k4 free planar graphs are matchstick graphs. Most widelystudied classes of graphs arising in graph theory are hereditary such as clawfree graphs, perfect graphs, planar graphs, graphs not having a xed graph gas a minor, et cetera. Two theorems used for breaking and gluing such complexes are proved and applied to generalize the results by kozlov. Every 4connected clawfree p10free graph is either pancyclic or is the line graph of the petersen graph.

When restricted to graphs with maximum degree 3, it can be solved in time o1. A graph g is claw free if gnu is triangle free for all u. Theorem chudnovsky, seymour, to appear the 3inatree problem is solvable in polynomial time. Mikeferrara pancyclicityof 4connected, claw freegraphs. Independence complexes of chordal graphs also it is shown that every finite wedge of spheres as well as a singleton is realized as the homotopy type of the independence complex of a chordal graph.

In view of its computational hardness 11, various bounds have been proposed 5, 7, 8, 15, 16. This can be compared with the result of szabo and tardos that c12 is optimal with no restrictions on the graphs. A new lower bound on the independence number of graphs. Using formans discrete morse theory we show that the strong product of two graphs is homotopic to the topological product of the spaces of their complexes. For instance, there are line graphs, the graph of the icosahedron, complements of trianglefree graphs, and the schl a. School of mathematical sciences, queen mary, university of london, mile end road, london e1 4ns, england, uk. School of mathematical sciences, queen mary, university of london, mile end road. In section 5 of this article we use star clusters to prove a sharp bound for the connectivity of matching complexes and independence complexes of claw free graphs which depends only on the dimension of the complexes. A graph is clawfree if there are no induced subgraphs which are claws.

Famous examples are claw free graphs, p 5 free graphs and perfect graphs. The structure of claw free graphs maria chudnovsky and paul seymour abstract a graph is claw free if no vertex has three pairwise nonadjacent neighbours. As a consequence, we enlarge the class of clique divergent graphs known to be. I have a fairly good intuition for this one but its hard to put into words. A key ingredient in the proof of theorem 1 is a result of chudnovsky and fradkin 5 that gives an approximate version of hadwigers conjecture for clawfree graphs. A d2 approximation for maximum weight independent set in. Independence complexes of chordal graphs, discrete. Clawfree graphs the claw graph is the complete bipartite graph k1,3.

Pdf pure simplicial complexes and wellcovered graphs. For instance, there are line graphs, the graph of the icosahedron, complements of triangle free graphs, and the schl a. Independence complexes of chordal graphs request pdf. Claw free graphs were initially studied as a generalization of line graphs, and gained additional motivation through three key discoveries about them. A d2 approximation for maximum weight independent set in d. A positive conditional association can turn into a negative marginal association and viceversa.

This is a step towards the main goal of this series, to. Corollary ferrara, morris, wenger, 2012 every 4connected claw free p10 free graph contains cycles of all lengths, except possibly 4. A feature of our approach is to combine bounds on the regularity, the projective dimension, and the reduced euler characteristic to derive an exact value for the regularity. Complete minors and independence number mathematics. At rst sight, there seem to be a great variety of types of clawfree graphs. In the most usual applications, the nodes of this graph form a family of sets with fewer than d elements, and the edges indicate overlapping pairs of sets. Independence complexes and edge covering complexes via. We start with general bounds on the independence numbers of the function graphs gfg0in terms of the independence number of the graph g. Complexes of directed trees and independence complexes. We study the class of independence complexes of claw free graphs. The claw graph is the complete bipartite graph k 1, 3.

Some observations on the smallest adjacency eigenvalue of a. The theory is too complex to describe in detail here, but to give a flavor of it. Engstrom, independence complexes of clawfree graphs. Ste en lauritzen, university of oxford graphs and conditional independence. Independence complexes of clawfree graphs sciencedirect. On maximal independent sets of vertices in claw free. Independence complexes of clawfree graphs semantic scholar. A clawfree graph is a graph in which no induced subgraph is a claw. As a byproduct we also give the matching numbers of these graphs. Berger, eigenvalues of k 1,kfree graphs and the connectivity of their independence complexes, j. Independence free graphs and vertex connectivity augmentation. If is a connected almost claw free graph of order and, then contains spanning 3ended trees. As a consequence, we enlarge the class of clique divergent graphs known to be homotopy equivalent to all its iterated clique.

Most widelystudied classes of graphs arising in graph theory are hereditary such as claw free graphs, perfect graphs, planar graphs, graphs not having a xed graph gas a minor, et cetera. Firstly, we show that the independence complex of a clawfree. Conditional independence general irrelevance a pedigree graphical model for a pedigree from study of werners syndrome. A graph is claw free if there are no induced subgraphs which are claws. In 1990, hamidoune 47 conjectured that for every clawfree graph, its independence. A graph is dclaw free if no node has d distinct independent neighbors.

A graph g is clawfree if gnu is trianglefree for all u. Aug 20, 20 we attach topological concepts to a simple graph by means of the simplicial complex of its complete subgraphs. A graph is clawfree if it does not contain a claw as an induced subgraph. Line graphs and claw free graphs of vertex degree at most four provide two examples.

Independence in connected graphs jochen harant and dieter rautenbach institut fur mathematik tu ilmenau, postfach 100565 d98684 ilmenau, germany emails. One important subclass of clawfree graphs are the long circular interval graphs, the main topic of this paper. The structure of clawfree graphs maria chudnovsky and paul seymour abstract a graph is clawfree if no vertex has three pairwise nonadjacent neighbours. For many classes of graphs, a maximum weight independent set may be found in polynomial time. These graphs turnout to be closely related to atfree graphs from their structure properties but are incomparable with them since atfree graphs are in general not clawfree and the net is giving just one example. Speci cally, we obtain the following induced subgraph characterization of claw free graphs that are strongly perfect in the complement. Some other results on the structure of 2factors in clawfree graphs can be found in 6 and 7. Informal overview of the paper the claw free graphs that we will be dealing with in this paper are graphs that admit socalled stripstructures. Citeseerx scientific documents that cite the following paper.

Some observations on the smallest adjacency eigenvalue of. Inspired by theorems 4 and 5, in this paper, we further explore sufficient conditions for connected almost clawfree graphs to contain spanning 3ended trees which holds for clawfree graphs. On linear and circular structure of claw, netfree graphs. Claw free graphs the claw graph is the complete bipartite graph k1,3. Algorithmic consequences and generalizations detecting thetas detecting pyramids 4inatree in trianglefree graphsderhy et. The enumeration of independent sets of regular graphs is of interest in statistical mechanics, as it corresponds to the solution of hardparticle models. Using these properties, we establish some new hamiltonicity results on claw, net free graphs. Wang 14 gave a characterization of claw free graphs that are strongly perfect. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. In particular, the independence complex of any trianglefree graph has the homotopy type.

Oct 12, 2007 the enumeration of independent sets of regular graphs is of interest in statistical mechanics, as it corresponds to the solution of hardparticle models. These graphs turnout to be closely related to at free graphs from their structure properties but are incomparable with them since at free graphs are in general not claw free and the net is giving just one example. This can be compared with the result of szabo and tardos that c 12 is optimal with no restrictions on the graphs. Inspired by theorems 4 and 5, in this paper, we further explore sufficient conditions for connected almost claw free graphs to contain spanning 3ended trees which holds for claw free graphs. In section 5 of this article we use star clusters to prove a sharp bound for the connectivity of matching complexes and independence complexes of clawfree graphs which depends only on the dimension of the complexes.

Macekova gscop 3colorability of claw, h free graphs 5. Consider the following subsets from the above graphs. More precisely, under a coprimality condition on the sides of the. If s 4, then g is said to be generalized clawfree, and if s 3, just clawfree. The connectivity of the independence complex of a k1,kfree graph. A very wellcovered graph with a log concave independence polynomial. Pdf the independence polynomial of a graph at 1 researchgate. Minimum degree and disjoint cycles in clawfree graphs. We study the class of independence complexes of clawfree graphs. S 1 e s 2 e, f s 3 a, g, c s 4 e, d clearly s 1 is not an independent vertex set, because for getting an independent vertex set, there should be at least two vertices in the from a graph. The regularity of some families of circulant graphs mdpi. Star clusters in independence complexes of graphs sciencedirect.

May 28, 2009 complexes of directed trees and independence complexes engstrom, alexander 20090528 00. Every connected f free claw free trigraph that is not basic is resolved. Aug 28, 2010 independence complexes of chordal graphs also it is shown that every finite wedge of spheres as well as a singleton is realized as the homotopy type of the independence complex of a chordal graph. In graph theory, an area of mathematics, a clawfree graph is a graph that does not have a claw. We conclude the paper with some remarks concerning dense graphs with high independence number related to the direct graph construction. A chordal graph is a graph in which every cycle on more than 3 vertices has a chord. Vertex 3colorability of clawfree graphs marcin kaminski and vadim loziny abstract the 3colorability problem is npcomplete in the class of clawfree graphs and it remains hard in many of its subclasses obtained by forbidding additional subgraphs. Consequently, an independent set in the graph is a packing in our family of sets. Corollary ferrara, morris, wenger, 2012 every 4connected clawfree p10free graph contains cycles of all lengths, except possibly 4. The main theorem gives good bounds on the connectivity of these complexes, given bounds for a.

Barmak 2 studied the topology of independence complexes of triangle free graphs and claw free graphs. It states that every clawfree graph with chromatic number k has a clique minor of order at least 2 3k. On the independence complex of square grids springerlink. Our objective in this series of papers is to show that every clawfree graph can be built starting from some basic classes by means of some simple constructions. Speci cally, we obtain the following induced subgraph characterization of clawfree graphs that are strongly perfect in the complement.

A combinatorial consequence is a verification of a conjecture due to aharoni et al. Famous examples are clawfree graphs, p 5free graphs and perfect graphs. We compute the castelnuovomumford regularity of the edge ideals of two families of circulant graphs, which includes all cubic circulant graphs. This paper also gives an analysis of the clawfree graphs g with a clique the deletion of which. Citeseerx independence complexes of clawfree graphs.