Hamiltonicity Of Edge Chromatic Critical Graphs
Keywords
Critical graphs; Edge coloring; Hamiltonian cycles
Abstract
Vizing conjectured that every edge chromatic critical graph contains a 2-factor. Believing that stronger properties hold for this class of graphs, Luo and Zhao (2013) showed that every edge chromatic critical graph of order n with maximum degree at least [Formula presented] is Hamiltonian. Furthermore, Luo et al. (2016) proved that every edge chromatic critical graph of order n with maximum degree at least [Formula presented] is Hamiltonian. In this paper, we prove that every edge chromatic critical graph of order n with maximum degree at least [Formula presented] is Hamiltonian. Our approach is inspired by the recent development of Kierstead path and Tashkinov tree techniques for multigraphs.
Publication Date
12-1-2017
Publication Title
Discrete Mathematics
Volume
340
Issue
12
Number of Pages
3011-3015
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disc.2017.07.013
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85028082408 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85028082408
STARS Citation
Chen, Guantao; Chen, Xiaodong; and Zhao, Yue, "Hamiltonicity Of Edge Chromatic Critical Graphs" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 5680.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/5680