MTH3170 (3175) Network Mathematics (Advanced) Assignment 2
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MTH3170 (3175) Network Mathematics (Advanced)
Assignment 2
1. (a) Prove that every graph G with n vertices and minimum degree 6(G) > is connected. [15 marks]
(b) Show that this result is best possible by finding, for every even integer n > 2, a discon- nected graph G on n vertices with minimum degree 6(G) = .
[5 marks]
2. For a tree T and positive integer k, let G(T, k) be the graph obtained from T by adding an edge vw whenever distT (v, w) ≤ k.
(a) Find a tree T with maximum degree 3, such that G(T, 2) is not 3-colourable.
[5 marks]
(b) Prove that G(T, 2) is 4-colourable, for every tree T with maximum degree 3.
[5 marks]
(c) Find a tree T with maximum degree 3, such that G(T, 3) is not 5-colourable.
[5 marks]
(d) Prove that G(T, 3) is 6-colourable, for every tree T with maximum degree 3.
[5 marks]
3. Which of the following graphs are planar? Explain your answer in full.
[20 marks]
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(b)
4. A matching M in a graph G is maximal if M ∪{e} is not a matching for each edge e ∈ E(G)\M. Let Q be the 4-dimensional hypercube.
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(a) Draw a maximal matching M in Q with exactly 6 edges.
[5 marks]
(b) Draw the flow network N associated with Q, and show the flow in N associated with M.
[5 marks]
(c) Apply the labelling algorithm presented in lectures to N, starting with the flow from part
(b), to compute a maximum flow in N. For each augmenting semi-path in N found by the algorithm, state the corresponding augmenting path with respect to the current matching. What is the value of a maximum flflow? What is a minimum cut?
[5 marks]
(d) Using the maximum flow in N found in part (c), determine a maximum matching in Q and draw it.
[5 marks]
5. (MTH3170 only)
Apply the algorithm presented in lectures to determine shortest paths from vertex r to every other vertex in the following edge-weighted graph. Show all steps.
[20 marks]
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6. (MTH3175 only)
Let G be the intersection graph of a set of closed intervals in the real line. That is, V (G) = nX1 , . . . , Xn } where Xi = [Xi , ri] and XiXj e E(G) if and only if Xi ∩ Xj 0 and i j . Here [Xi , ri] is the closed interval nx e R : Xi ≤ x ≤ ri }. The following example shows the graph and the corresponding set of intervals.
(a) Prove that the chromatic number of such a graph G equals its clique number.
[10 marks]
(b) Let T be a tree and let T1 , . . . , Tn be subtrees of T. Let G be the intersection graph of T1 , . . . , Tn . That is, V (G) = nT1 , . . . , Tn } where TiTj e E(G) if and only if Ti ∩ Tj 0 and i j .
Prove that the chromatic number of such a graph G equals its clique number. Explain how the first question is related to the second question.
[10 marks]
2022-11-11