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Minimal claw-free graphs

Peter DankelmannHenda C. SwartPaul van den BergWayne GoddardMichael D. Plummer

Year: 2008 Journal:   Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal Vol: 58 (3)Pages: 787-798   Publisher: Springer Nature

Abstract

A graph G is a minimal claw-free graph (m.c.f. graph) if it contains no K 1,3 (claw) as an induced subgraph and if, for each edge e of G, G ™ e contains an induced claw. We investigate properties of m.c.f. graphs, establish sharp bounds on their orders and the degrees of their vertices, and characterize graphs which have m.c.f. line graphs.

Keywords:
Mathematics Combinatorics Claw Split graph Chordal graph Line graph Induced subgraph Discrete mathematics Graph Pathwidth Vertex (graph theory)

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Advanced Graph Theory Research
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computational Theory and Mathematics
Interconnection Networks and Systems
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Networks and Communications
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
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