1. The Sierpiński product of graphsJurij Kovič, Tomaž Pisanski, Sara Sabrina Zemljič, Arjana Žitnik, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: In this paper we introduce a product-like operation that generalizes the construction of the generalized Sierpiński graphs. Let ▫$G, \, H$▫ be graphs and let ▫$f: V(G) \to V(H)$▫ be a function. Then the Sierpiński product of graphs ▫$G$▫ and ▫$H$▫ with respect to ▫$f$▫, denoted by ▫$G\otimes_f H$▫, is defined as the graph on the vertex set ▫$V(G) \times V(H)$▫, consisting of ▫$|V(G)|$▫ copies of ▫$H$▫; for every edge ▫$\{g, g'\}$▫ of ▫$G▫$ there is an edge between copies ▫$gH$▫ and ▫$g'H$▫ of form ▫$\{(g, f(g'), (g', f(g))\}$▫. Some basic properties of the Sierpiński product are presented. In particular, we show that the graph ▫$G\otimes_f H$▫ is connected if and only if both graphs ▫$G$▫ and ▫$H$▫ are connected and we present some conditions that ▫$G, \, H$▫ must fulfill for ▫$G\otimes_f H$▫ to be planar. As for symmetry properties, we show which automorphisms of ▫$G$▫ and ▫$H$▫ extend to automorphisms of ▫$G\otimes_f H$▫. In several cases we can also describe the whole automorphism group of the graph ▫$G\otimes_f H$▫. Finally, we show how to extend the Sierpiński product to multiple factors in a natural way. By applying this operation ▫$n$▫ times to the same graph we obtain an alternative approach to the well-known ▫$n$▫-th generalized Sierpiński graph. Keywords: Sierpiński graphs, graph products, connectivity, planarity, symmetry Published in RUP: 06.11.2023; Views: 415; Downloads: 3 Full text (526,44 KB) |
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4. Linking rings structures and semisymmetric graphs : combinatorial constructionsPrimož Potočnik, Steve Wilson, 2018, original scientific article Keywords: graphs, automorphism group, symmetry, locally arc-transitive graphs, symmetric graphs, cycle structure, linking ring structure Published in RUP: 03.01.2022; Views: 1005; Downloads: 18 Full text (397,55 KB) |
5. A novel characterization of cubic Hamiltonian graphs via the associated quartic graphsSimona Bonvicini, Tomaž Pisanski, 2017, original scientific article Abstract: We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a cubic graph to be Hamiltonian by analyzing Eulerian tours in certain spanning subgraphs of the quartic graph associated with the cubic graph by 1-factor contraction. This correspondence is most useful in the case when it induces a blue and red 2-factorization of the associated quartic graph. We use this condition to characterize the Hamiltonian ▫$I$▫-graphs, a further generalization of generalized Petersen graphs. The characterization of Hamiltonian ▫$I$▫-graphs follows from the fact that one can choose a 1-factor in any ▫$I$▫-graph in such a way that the corresponding associated quartic graph is a graph bundle having a cycle graph as base graph and a fiber and the fundamental factorization of graph bundles playing the role of blue and red factorization. The techniques that we develop allow us to represent Cayley multigraphs of degree 4, that are associated to abelian groups, as graph bundles. Moreover, we can find a family of connected cubic (multi)graphs that contains the family of connected ▫$I$▫-graphs as a subfamily. Keywords: generalized Petersen graphs, I-graphs, Hamiltonian cycles, Eulerian tours, Cayley multigraphs Published in RUP: 03.01.2022; Views: 898; Downloads: 16 Full text (1,01 MB) |
6. The automorphism groups of non-edge transitive rose window graphsEdward Dobson, István Kovács, Štefko Miklavič, 2015, original scientific article Abstract: In this paper, we determine the full automorphism groups of rose window graphs that are not edge-transitive. As the full automorphism groups of edge-transitive rose window graphs have been determined, this complete the problem of calculating the full automorphism group of rose window graphs. As a corollary, we determine which rose window graphs are vertex-transitive. Finally, we determine the isomorphism classes of non-edge-transitive rose window graphs. Keywords: rose window graphs, automorphism group, isomorphism problem, vertex-transitive graph Published in RUP: 31.12.2021; Views: 1085; Downloads: 20 Full text (275,74 KB) |
7. A census of 4-valent half-arc-transitive graphs and arc-transitive digraphs of valence two : dedicated to Dragan Marušič on the occasion of his 60th birthdayPrimož Potočnik, Pablo Spiga, Gabriel Verret, 2015, original scientific article Abstract: A complete list of all connected arc-transitive asymmetric digraphs of in-valence and out-valence 2 on up to 1000 vertices is presented. As a byproduct, a complete list of all connected 4-valent graphs admitting a half-arc-transitive group of automorphisms on up to 1000 vertices is obtained. Several graph-theoretical properties of the elements of our census are calculated and discussed. Keywords: graphs, digraphs, edge-transitive, vertex-transitive, arc-transitive, half arc-transitive Published in RUP: 31.12.2021; Views: 1001; Downloads: 16 Full text (370,47 KB) |
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9. The recognition problem of graph search trees read moreJesse Beisegel, Carolin Denkert, Ekkehard Köhler, Matjaž Krnc, Nevena Pivač, Robert Scheffler, Martin Strehler, 2021, original scientific article Keywords: search tree recognition, LBFS, LDFS, MNS, MCS, chordal graphs Published in RUP: 18.10.2021; Views: 1283; Downloads: 25 Link to full text |
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