We prove that in a graph of order n and minimum degree d, the mean distance µ must satisfy This asymptotically confirms, and improves, a conjecture of the computer program GRAFFITI. The result is close to optimal; examples show that for any d, µ may be larger than n/(d + 1).
Edge-vulnerability and mean distance
✍ Scribed by Odile Favaron; Mekkia Kouider; Maryvonne Mahéo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 450 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3045
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