A graph G is a prime distance graph (respectively, a 2-odd graph) if its vertices can be labeled with distinct integers such that for any two adjacent vertices, the difference of their labels is prime (either 2 or odd). We prove that trees, cycles, and bipartite graphs are prime distance graphs, and that Dutch windmill graphs and paper mill graphs are prime distance graphs if and only if the Tw...

A normal odd partition T of the edges of a cubic graph is a partition into trails of odd length (no repeated edge) such that each vertex is the end vertex of exactly one trail of the partition and internal in some trail. For each vertex v, we can distinguish the edge for which this vertex is pending. Three normal odd partitions are compatible whenever these distinguished edges are distinct for ...

An odd graceful labeling of a graph ( , ) G V E = is a function : ( ) {0,1,2, . . .2 ( ) 1} f V G E G → − such that | ( ) ( )| f u f v − is odd value less than or equal to 2 ( ) 1 E G − for any , ( ) u v V G ∈ . In spite of the large number of papers published on the subject of graph labeling, there are few algorithms to be used by researchers to gracefully label graphs. This work provides gene...

Let G be a simple graph with no even cycle, called an odd-cycle graph. Cavers et al. [Linear Algebra Appl. 436(12):4512-1829, 2012] showed that the spectral radius of G is the same for every orientation σ of G, and equals the maximum matching root of G. They proposed a conjecture that the graphs which attain the maximum skew spectral radius among the odd-cycle graphs G of order n are isomorphic...

A graph G is an odd-circuit tree if every block of G is an odd length circuit. It is proved in this paper that the product of every pair of graphs G and H admits a nowhere-zero 3-flow unless G is an odd-circuit tree and H has a bridge. This theorem is a partial result to the Tutte’s 3-flow conjecture and generalizes a result by Imrich and Skrekovski [7] that the product of two bipartite graphs ...

We present a necessary and sufficient condition for a graph of odd-girth 2k + 1 to bound the class of K4-minor-free graphs of odd-girth (at least) 2k + 1, that is, to admit a homomorphism from any such K4-minor-free graph. This yields a polynomial-time algorithm to recognize such bounds. Using this condition, we first prove that every K4-minor free graph of odd-girth 2k+1 admits a homomorphism ...

The main result of the papzer is that any planar graph with odd girth at least 10k À 7 has a homomorphism to the Kneser graph G 2k‡1 k , i.e. each vertex can be colored with k colors from the set f1; 2;. .. ; 2k ‡ 1g so that adjacent vertices have no colors in common. Thus, for example, if the odd girth of a planar graph is at least 13, then the graph has a homomorphism to G 5 2 , also known as...

Graph coloring is a general solution to the scheduling problem. Variants of the scheduling problem abound in computer engineering CAD problems. BDDs, which have efficient set and data compression properties, are a tool useful for solving NP-Complete problems such as the graph coloring problem. This report explores BDD techniques helpful for determining the chromatic number of a graph, enumerati...

A chain packing H in a graph is a subgraph satisfying given degree constraints at the vertices. Its size is the number of odd degree vertices in the subgraph. An odd subtree packing is a chain packing which is a forest in which all non-isolated vertices have odd degree in the forest. We show that for a given graph and degree constraints, the size of a maximum chain packing and a maximum odd sub...

An odd neighborhood transversal of a graph is a set of its vertices that intersects the set of neighbors of each of its vertices in an odd number of elements. In the case of grid graphs this odd number will be either one or three. We characterize those grid graphs that have odd neighborhood transversals.