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Graph Theory. Ming-Jer Tsai. Outline. Text Book Graph Graph Theory - Course Description The Topics in the Class Evaluation. Text Books. "Introduction to Graph Theory", Douglas B. West, 2rd Edition, Prentice Hall. x. e 1. e 6. e 2. w. y. e 5. e 4. e 7. e 3. z. Graph.
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Graph Theory Ming-Jer Tsai
Outline • Text Book • Graph • Graph Theory - Course Description • The Topics in the Class • Evaluation
Text Books • "Introduction to Graph Theory", Douglas B. West, 2rd Edition, Prentice Hall
x e1 e6 e2 w y e5 e4 e7 e3 z Graph • A triple consisting of a vertex set V(G), an edge set E(G), and a relation that associates with each edge two vertices (not necessary distinct) called its endpoints.
Graph Theory - Course Description • The focus is on understanding the structure of graphs and exploring the proof techniques in discrete mathematics. • Students that would like to take this course are assumed to be interested in and have knowledge of discrete mathematics.
The Topicsin the Class • Matching • Connectivity • Coloring • Planar Graphs • Hamiltonian Cycles
Matching • Matching: A matching in a graph G is a set of non-loop edges with no shared endpoints
Matching • (Hall’s Condition) An X,Y-bigraph G has a matching that saturates X iff|N(S)|>=|S| for all SX. N(S): the set of vertices having a neighbor in S. S = {B, D, E} A B C D E X Y
Matching • (Tutte’s Condition) A graph G has a perfect matching iffo(G-S)<=|S| for every SV(G). o(G-S): the number of components of odd orders in G-S. Odd component Even component S
Connectivity • For a simple graph G, (G)<=’(G)<= (G). (G): the minimum size of a vertex set S such that G-S is disconnected or has only one vertex (connectivity of G). ’(G): the minimum size of a set of edges F such that G-F has more than one component (edge-connectivity of G). (G): minimum degree of G. (G) = 1. ’(G) = 2. (G) = 3.
Connectivity • (Menger Theorem) If x,y are vertices of a graph G and xyE(G), (x,y) = (x,y). (x,y): the minimum size of a set SV(G)-{x,y} such that G-S has no x,y-path. (x,y): the maximum size of a set of pairwise internally disjoint x,y-paths.
3 2 1 4 2 5 3 2 3 5 1 4 6 4 6 1 Coloring • (Brook’s Theorem) If G is a connected graph other than a complete graph or an odd cycle, (G)<=(G). (G): The least k such that G is k-colorable. (G): the maximum degree in G.
Edge-Coloring • (Vizing and Gupta’s Theorem) If G is a simple graph, x’(G) ≤Δ(G)+1. ’(G): The least k such that G is k-edge-colorable.
Planar Graph • (Kuratowski’s Theorem) A graph is planar iff it does not contain a subdivision of K5 or K3,3.
Four Color Theorem • (Four Color Theorem) Every planar graph is 4-colorable.
Hamiltonian Cycles • If G is a simple graph with at least three vertices and δ(G) ≥ n(G)/2, then G has a hamiltonian cycle. • (Chvatal’s Condition) Let G be a simple graph with vertex degree d1 ≤ … ≤ dn, where n ≥ 3. If i < n/2 implies that di > i or dn-i ≥ n-i, G has a hamiltonian cycle.
Evaluation • 2 Mid-term Exams (40%) • 1 Final (25%) • 10 Quizzes (20%) • Discussion (15%)