AN EXTREMAL PROBLEM FOR CYCLES IN HAMILTONIAN GRAPHS

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作者
HENDRY, GRT
BRANDT, S
机构
[1] UNIV ABERDEEN,DEPT MATH SCI,ABERDEEN AB9 2TY,SCOTLAND
[2] FREE UNIV BERLIN,FB MATH,D-14195 BERLIN,GERMANY
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10.1007/BF01793012
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
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For integers p and r with 3 less than or equal to r less than or equal to p - 1, let f(p, r) denote the maximum number of edges in a hamiltonian graph of order p which does not contain a cycle of length r. Results from literature on the determination of f(p, r) are collected and a number of new lower bounds, many of which are conjectured to be best possible, are given. The main result presented is the proof that f(p, 5) = (p - 3)(2)/4 + 5 for odd p greater than or equal to 11.
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