## Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences

### An Annotated Bibliography on the Thickness, Outerthickness, and Arboricity of a Graph

#### Abstract

The bibliography introduces literature on graph thickness, outerthickness, and arboricity. In addition to the pointers to the literature we also give some conjectures concerning known open problems on the field.

#### Article information

Source
Missouri J. Math. Sci. Volume 24, Issue 1 (2012), 76-87.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 25 May 2012

http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.mjms/1337950501

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2977132

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1333.05090

#### Citation

Mäkinen, Erkki; Poranen, Timo. An Annotated Bibliography on the Thickness, Outerthickness, and Arboricity of a Graph. Missouri J. Math. Sci. 24 (2012), no. 1, 76--87. http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.mjms/1337950501.

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