Independent sets in triangle-free cubic planar graphs
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چکیده
We prove that every triangle-free planar graph on n vertices with maximum degree three has an independent set with size at least 38n. This was suggested and later conjectured by Albertson, Bollobás, and Tucker.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- J. Comb. Theory, Ser. B
دوره 96 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006