In this article we prove Kotzig's Conjecture by constructing a perfect set of Euler tours of K 2 k+ 1 . As a corollary, we deduce that L(K 2 k+ 1 ), the line graph of K 2 k+ 1 , has a Hamilton decomposition.
Euler tours and a game with dominoes
β Scribed by Victor Neumann-Lara; Eduardo Rivera-Campo
- Book ID
- 104113773
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 167-168
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-365X
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β¦ Synopsis
Let K'n denote the complete graph with vertices v0, Vl,...,/)n-l, together with the loops ei =/)ivi for i = 0, 1 ..... n -1. Suppose n = 3 mod 4 and that the edges of K~ are coloured either blue or red in such a way that each colour class has the same number of edges. We show that there is an ordering fl, f2,..., f,, of the edges of K;,, alternating colours, such that for i = 1,2 ..... rn 1, the edges fl, f2 .... , f. form a trail Ti of K~, with /]+1 incident with at least one end of Ti. This solves a problem proposed by Gonzfilez-Acufia and Urrutia (1985).
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
In this article we define a perfect set of Euler tours of K 2k + I, I a 1-factor of K 2k , to be a set of Euler tours of K 2k + I that partition the 2-paths of K 2k , with the added condition that if ab β I, then each Euler tour contains either the digon a b a or b a b. We prove for all k > 1 that K