Graph Classes Generated by Mycielskians

In this paper we use the classical notion of weak Mycielskian M′(G) of a graph G and the following sequence: M′0(G) = G, M′1(G) = M′(G), and M′n(G) = M′(M′n−1(G)), to show that if G is a complete graph of order p, then the above sequence is a generator of the class of p-colorable graphs. Similarly,...

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Main Authors: Borowiecki Mieczys law, Borowiecki Piotr, Drgas-Burchardt Ewa, Sidorowicz Elżbieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-11-01
Series:Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7151/dmgt.2345
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Summary:In this paper we use the classical notion of weak Mycielskian M′(G) of a graph G and the following sequence: M′0(G) = G, M′1(G) = M′(G), and M′n(G) = M′(M′n−1(G)), to show that if G is a complete graph of order p, then the above sequence is a generator of the class of p-colorable graphs. Similarly, using Mycielskian M(G) we show that analogously defined sequence is a generator of the class consisting of graphs for which the chromatic number of the subgraph induced by all vertices that belong to at least one triangle is at most p. We also address the problem of characterizing the latter class in terms of forbidden graphs.
ISSN:2083-5892