Counting Matchings in Graphs
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E.J. Farrell
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Article
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1987
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A general formula is derivedfor the matching polynomial of an arbitrary graph G. This yields a methodfor counting matchings in graphs. From the general formula, explicit formulae are deducedfor the number of k-matchings in several well-known families of graphs.