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The chromatic index of complete multipartite graphs

D. G. HoffmanC. A. Rodger

Year: 1992 Journal:   Journal of Graph Theory Vol: 16 (2)Pages: 159-163   Publisher: Wiley

Abstract

Abstract We show that a complete multipartite graph is class one if and only if it is not eoverfull, thus determining its chromatic index.

Keywords:
Multipartite Mathematics Combinatorics Windmill graph Edge coloring Chromatic scale Graph Index (typography) Discrete mathematics Friendship graph 1-planar graph Cograph Chordal graph Line graph Computer science Graph power Quantum Physics

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Citation History

Topics

Advanced Graph Theory Research
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computational Theory and Mathematics
Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computational Theory and Mathematics
Graph theory and applications
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Geometry and Topology

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