A note on girth-diameter cages

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Main Authors: Araujo-Pardo, Gabriela, Conder, Marston, García-Colín, Natalia, Kiss, György, Leemans, Dimitri
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author Araujo-Pardo, Gabriela
Conder, Marston
García-Colín, Natalia
Kiss, György
Leemans, Dimitri
author_facet Araujo-Pardo, Gabriela
Conder, Marston
García-Colín, Natalia
Kiss, György
Leemans, Dimitri
contents In this paper, we introduce a problem closely related to the Cage Problem and the Degree Diameter Problem. For integers $k\geq 2$, $g\geq 3$ and $d\geq 1$, we define a $(k;\, g,d)$-graph to be a $k$-regular graph with girth $g$ and diameter $d$. We denote by $n_0(k;\,g,d)$ the smallest possible order of such a graph, and, if such a graph exists, we call it a $(k;g,d)$-cage. In particular, we focus on $(k;\,5,4)$-graphs. We show that $n_0(k;\,5,4) \geq k^2+k+2$ for all $k$, and report on the determination of all $(k;\,5,4)$-cages for $k=3, 4$ and $5$ and examples with $k = 6$, and describe some examples of $(k;\,5,4)$-graphs which prove that $n_0(k;\,5,4) \leq 2k^2$ for infinitely many values of $k$.
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spellingShingle A note on girth-diameter cages
Araujo-Pardo, Gabriela
Conder, Marston
García-Colín, Natalia
Kiss, György
Leemans, Dimitri
Combinatorics
05C35, 51E15
In this paper, we introduce a problem closely related to the Cage Problem and the Degree Diameter Problem. For integers $k\geq 2$, $g\geq 3$ and $d\geq 1$, we define a $(k;\, g,d)$-graph to be a $k$-regular graph with girth $g$ and diameter $d$. We denote by $n_0(k;\,g,d)$ the smallest possible order of such a graph, and, if such a graph exists, we call it a $(k;g,d)$-cage. In particular, we focus on $(k;\,5,4)$-graphs. We show that $n_0(k;\,5,4) \geq k^2+k+2$ for all $k$, and report on the determination of all $(k;\,5,4)$-cages for $k=3, 4$ and $5$ and examples with $k = 6$, and describe some examples of $(k;\,5,4)$-graphs which prove that $n_0(k;\,5,4) \leq 2k^2$ for infinitely many values of $k$.
title A note on girth-diameter cages
topic Combinatorics
05C35, 51E15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.15539