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March 2009 Counting links in complete graphs
Thomas Fleming, Blake Mellor
Osaka J. Math. 46(1): 173-201 (March 2009).

Abstract

We find the minimal number of non-trivial links in an embedding of any complete $k$-partite graph on 7 vertices (including $K_{7}$, which has at least 21 non-trivial links). We give either exact values or upper and lower bounds for the minimal number of non-trivial links for all complete $k$-partite graphs on 8 vertices. We also look at larger complete bipartite graphs, and state a conjecture relating minimal linking embeddings with minimal book embeddings.

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Thomas Fleming. Blake Mellor. "Counting links in complete graphs." Osaka J. Math. 46 (1) 173 - 201, March 2009.

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Published: March 2009
First available in Project Euclid: 25 February 2009

zbMATH: 1163.05008
MathSciNet: MR2531145

Subjects:
Primary: 05C10 , 57M25

Rights: Copyright © 2009 Osaka University and Osaka City University, Departments of Mathematics

Vol.46 • No. 1 • March 2009
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