Tensor product formulas for the Bollobás-Riordan and Krushkal polynomials

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Main Authors: Moffatt, Iain, Thompson, Maya
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Thompson, Maya
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Thompson, Maya
contents Brylawski's tensor product formula expresses the Tutte polynomial of the tensor product of two graphs in terms of Tutte polynomials arising from the tensor factors. Analogous tensor product formulas are known for the ribbon graph polynomial and transition polynomials of graphs embedded in surfaces, as well as for the Bollobás-Riordan polynomial in some special cases. We define the tensor product of graphs embedded in pseudo-surfaces and use this to generalize and unify all of the above results, providing Brylawski-style formulas for both the Bollobás-Riordan and Krushkal polynomials.
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spellingShingle Tensor product formulas for the Bollobás-Riordan and Krushkal polynomials
Moffatt, Iain
Thompson, Maya
Combinatorics
05C31, 05C10
Brylawski's tensor product formula expresses the Tutte polynomial of the tensor product of two graphs in terms of Tutte polynomials arising from the tensor factors. Analogous tensor product formulas are known for the ribbon graph polynomial and transition polynomials of graphs embedded in surfaces, as well as for the Bollobás-Riordan polynomial in some special cases. We define the tensor product of graphs embedded in pseudo-surfaces and use this to generalize and unify all of the above results, providing Brylawski-style formulas for both the Bollobás-Riordan and Krushkal polynomials.
title Tensor product formulas for the Bollobás-Riordan and Krushkal polynomials
topic Combinatorics
05C31, 05C10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22570