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Hamiltonian Cycles in Squares of Vertex-Unicyclic Graphs

Herbert FleischnerArthur M. Hobbs

Year: 1976 Journal:   Canadian Mathematical Bulletin Vol: 19 (2)Pages: 169-172   Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Abstract

In this paper we determine necessary and sufficient conditions for the square of a vertex-unicyclic graph to be Hamiltonian. The conditions are simple and easily checked. Further, we show that the square of a vertex-unicyclic graph is Hamiltonian if and only if it is vertex-pancyclic.

Keywords:
Mathematics Combinatorics Vertex (graph theory) Hamiltonian path Graph Hamiltonian (control theory) Hamiltonian path problem Discrete mathematics Mathematical optimization

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Graph theory and applications
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Geometry and Topology
Advanced Graph Theory Research
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computational Theory and Mathematics
Interconnection Networks and Systems
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Networks and Communications

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