Exploring structural properties of $k$-trees and block graphs

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Main Authors: Markenzon, Lilian, Oliveira, Allana S. S., Vinagre, Cybele T. M.
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Published: 2023
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author Markenzon, Lilian
Oliveira, Allana S. S.
Vinagre, Cybele T. M.
author_facet Markenzon, Lilian
Oliveira, Allana S. S.
Vinagre, Cybele T. M.
contents We present a new characterization of $k$-trees based on their reduced clique graphs and $(k+1)$-line graphs, which are block graphs. We explore structural properties of these two classes, showing that the number of clique-trees of a $k$-tree $G$ equals the number of spanning trees of the $(k+1)$-line graph of $G$. This relationship allows to present a new approach for determining the number of spanning trees of any connected block graph. We show that these results can be accomplished in linear time complexity.
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spellingShingle Exploring structural properties of $k$-trees and block graphs
Markenzon, Lilian
Oliveira, Allana S. S.
Vinagre, Cybele T. M.
Combinatorics
05C75, 05C50, 05C30
We present a new characterization of $k$-trees based on their reduced clique graphs and $(k+1)$-line graphs, which are block graphs. We explore structural properties of these two classes, showing that the number of clique-trees of a $k$-tree $G$ equals the number of spanning trees of the $(k+1)$-line graph of $G$. This relationship allows to present a new approach for determining the number of spanning trees of any connected block graph. We show that these results can be accomplished in linear time complexity.
title Exploring structural properties of $k$-trees and block graphs
topic Combinatorics
05C75, 05C50, 05C30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.10805