The basis number of 1-planar graphs

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Main Authors: Bazargani, Saman, Biedl, Therese, Bose, Prosenjit, Maheshwari, Anil, Miraftab, Babak
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author Bazargani, Saman
Biedl, Therese
Bose, Prosenjit
Maheshwari, Anil
Miraftab, Babak
author_facet Bazargani, Saman
Biedl, Therese
Bose, Prosenjit
Maheshwari, Anil
Miraftab, Babak
contents Let $B$ be a set of Eulerian subgraphs of a graph $G$. We say $B$ forms a $k$-basis if it is a minimum set that generates the cycle space of $G$, and any edge of $G$ lies in at most $k$ members of $B$. The basis number of a graph $G$, denoted by $b(G)$, is the smallest integer such that $G$ has a $k$-basis. A graph is called 1-planar (resp. planar) if it can be embedded in the plane with at most one crossing (resp. no crossing) per edge. MacLane's planarity criterion characterizes planar graphs based on their cycle space, stating that a graph is planar if and only if it has a $2$-basis. We study here the basis number of 1-planar graphs, demonstrate that it is unbounded in general, and show that it is bounded for many subclasses of 1-planar graphs.
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spellingShingle The basis number of 1-planar graphs
Bazargani, Saman
Biedl, Therese
Bose, Prosenjit
Maheshwari, Anil
Miraftab, Babak
Combinatorics
Discrete Mathematics
05C10, 05C38, 05C76
Let $B$ be a set of Eulerian subgraphs of a graph $G$. We say $B$ forms a $k$-basis if it is a minimum set that generates the cycle space of $G$, and any edge of $G$ lies in at most $k$ members of $B$. The basis number of a graph $G$, denoted by $b(G)$, is the smallest integer such that $G$ has a $k$-basis. A graph is called 1-planar (resp. planar) if it can be embedded in the plane with at most one crossing (resp. no crossing) per edge. MacLane's planarity criterion characterizes planar graphs based on their cycle space, stating that a graph is planar if and only if it has a $2$-basis. We study here the basis number of 1-planar graphs, demonstrate that it is unbounded in general, and show that it is bounded for many subclasses of 1-planar graphs.
title The basis number of 1-planar graphs
topic Combinatorics
Discrete Mathematics
05C10, 05C38, 05C76
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18595