MCA 202: Discrete Mathematicsunder construction

InstructorNeelima Gupta

ngupta@cs.du.ac.in

Table of Contents

• Eulerain Path and Circuits• Hamiltonian Path and Circuits• Planar Graphs

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Eulerian Paths & Circuits

Given an undirected graph G, a path is called an eulerian path if it spans all the vertices and scan each edge exactly once.

Also, in an undirected graph G, a circuit is called an eulerian circuit if it spans all the vertices and scan each edge exactly once.

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Examples:

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Theorem: An undirected graph possesses an eulerian

path iff all the vertices are of even degree except possibly for two vertices.

Claim: A graph has an euler path (or circuit) if the number of odd degree vertices in the graph is two (or zero).

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Proving by Induction:If euler path have only 1 edge, |EP| = 1Similarly, claim is true for (e - 1) edges,|EP| = e – 1Now, consider a path:

By removing an edge vp-vq , the claim holds for v1 to vq path.

V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 . . . . . . . . . Vq Vp

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Now adding that edge vp to the initial path, the claim still follows as v1 and vp are vertices with odd degrees.

Hence, proved.

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Converse: If the number of odd degree vertices in the graph is two (or zero), the graph has an euler path (or circuit).

Start with an odd degree vertex, and we will end with another odd vertex.Hence, it has an euler path.

V1

V3V2

V8

V4

V5

V6

V7

Vertices:DegreesV1 : 1, OddV2 : 2, EvenV3 : 2, EvenV4 : 2, EvenV5 : 2, EvenV6 : 2, Even

V7 : 2, Even

V4 : 3, OddV4 : 4, Even

V8 : 2, EvenV2 : 3, Odd

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Hamiltonian Path/ Circuit

• It is a path/circuit that passes through each of the vertices in graph exactly once.

• This is more constraint compare to Euler path.

• There is no polynomial time solution for Hamiltonian path.

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Hamiltonian path

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Theorem:

If in a Graph G, the sum of the degrees for each pair of vertices in G is n-1 or larger, where n is the number of vertices in the graph, then there exists a Hamiltonian path in G.

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v1 v3v2 vj-1 v j v p

Figures for Proof :

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v1 vk-1v2 vj-1 v j v pv k

v x

(a)

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v1 vk-1v2 vj-1 v j v pv k

v x

(b)

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Planar Graph

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PLANAR GRAPHS

•A graph is said to be planar graph if it can be drawn on a 2-D

plane in such a way that no edges cross one other

Example:- A

D C

B

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In a planar graph, edge is only a concept of connectivity.

Edge from vertex A to vertex C can also be drawn as follow:-

A A B

D CDC

B

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Not A Planar Graph

A

D

C

B

E D E

A C

B

There is no other way to connect edge AD and EC

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Region :

Edges belonging to :Region 1 – AC,CB,ABRegion 2 – CB,CD,ABRegion 3 – AB,BD,DARegion 4 – CD,DA,AC

A B

CD

34

1

2

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Theorem:

For any connected planar graph,

v - e + r = 2

where v , e and r are the number of vertices, edges,

and regions of the graph, respectively

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Proof :By induction on number of edges.For e = 1, Number of vertices (v) = 2Number of region(r) = 1 (outside)

Putting in formula,v – e + r = 2 - 1+ 1

= 2

Hence , it holds for e=1.

We’ll assume it holds for graph with n-1 edges.

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Suppose, we have connected graph G with e edges. We’ll remove one edge.

CASE 1: If removing an edge leads to two disconnected graph

G’’G’(e2 , v2 , r2)

(e1 , v1 , r1)

Removed edge

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Since, Both G' and G'' have e < n-1.

Therefore, using induction hypothesis,v1 – e1 + r1 = 2 and v2 – e2+ r2 = 2

Adding above two equations,

Þ v1 – e1 + r1 + v2 – e2 + r2 =2 + 2Þ (v1 + v2) - (e1 + e2)+ r1 + r2 = 4Þ v - (e -1) + r + 1 = 4(one extra region after removing one edge)Þ v – e + r + 2 = 4Þ v – e + r = 2

Hence, it holds for all graph with n edges.

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CASE 2: If removing an edge leads doesn’t lead to disconnected graph

G’Removed edge

(e’ , v’ , r’)

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Since, G’ have e < n-1.

Therefore,v'– e'+ r' = 2

For graph G',

v' = ve' = e -1r' = r – 1 (subtracting region created by removed edge)

Þ v' + e' + r' =2 Þ v – ( e – 1 ) + r – 1 = 2Þ v – e + r = 2

Hence, it holds for all graph with n edges.