Matchings in hexagonal cacti
Explicit recurrences are derived for the matching polynomials of the basic types of hexagonal cacti, the linear cactus and the star cactus and also for an associated graph, called the hexagonal crown. Tables of the polynomials are given for each type of graph. Explicit formulae are then obtained for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1987-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171287000395 |
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| Summary: | Explicit recurrences are derived for the matching polynomials of the basic types of hexagonal cacti, the linear cactus and the star cactus and also for an associated graph, called the hexagonal crown. Tables of the polynomials are given for each type of graph. Explicit formulae are then obtained for the number of defect-d matchings in the graphs, for various values of d. In particular, formulae are derived for the number of perfect matchings in all three types of graphs. Finally, results are given for the total number of matchings in the graphs. |
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| ISSN: | 0161-1712 1687-0425 |