A lower bound for the circumference of a graph

Nathan Linial*

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Abstract

Let G=(V, E) be a block of order n, different from Kn. Let m=min {d(x)+d(y): [x, y]∉E}. We show that if m≤n then G contains a cycle of length at least m.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-300
Number of pages4
JournalDiscrete Mathematics
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1976
Externally publishedYes

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