Abstract
The square of a path (cycle) is the graph obtained by joining every pair of vertices of distance two in the path (cycle). Let G be a graph on n vertices with minimum degree δ(G). Posá conjectured that if δ(G) ≥ 2 3n, then G contains the square of a hamiltonian cycle. This is also a special case-of a conjecture of Seymour. In this paper, we prove that for any ε > 0, there exists a number m, depending only on ε, such that if δ(G) ≥ (2/3 + ε) n + m, then G contains the square of a hamitonian path between any two edges, which implies the squares of a hamiltonian cycle.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-64 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
- Computational Theory and Mathematics