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Powers of chordal graphs

Part of: Graph theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

R. Balakrishnan  and
P. Paulraja
R. Balakrishnan
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsNational CollegeTiruchirapalli, 620 001, India
P. Paulraja
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsNational CollegeTiruchirapalli, 620 001, India
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Abstract

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An undirected simple graph G is called chordal if every circle of G of length greater than 3 has a chord. For a chordal graph G, we prove the following: (i) If m is an odd positive integer, Gm is chordal. (ii) If m is an even positive integer and if Gm is not chordal, then none of the edges of any chordless cycle of Gm is an edge of Gr, r < m.

MSC classification

Secondary: 05C99: None of the above, but in this section
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 211 - 217
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1983

References

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