Intersections of longest cycles in \(k\)-connected graphs (Q1386428)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1154567
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Intersections of longest cycles in \(k\)-connected graphs
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1154567

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    Intersections of longest cycles in \(k\)-connected graphs (English)
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    19 October 1998
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    Let \(G\) be a connected graph, where \(k\geq 2\). S. Smith conjectured that every two longest cycles of \(G\) have at least \(k\) vertices in common. We show that every two longest cycles meet in at least \(ck^{3/5}\) vertices, where \(c\approx 0.2615\).
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    connected graph
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    longest cycles
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