Harries–Wong graph

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Harries–Wong graph
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The Harries–Wong graph
Named afterW. Harries,
Pak-Ken Wong
Vertices70
Edges105
Radius6
Diameter6
Girth10
Automorphisms24 (S4)
Chromatic number2
Chromatic index3
Book thickness3
Queue number2
PropertiesCubic
Cage
Triangle-free
Hamiltonian
Table of graphs and parameters

In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Harries–Wong graph is a 3-regular undirected graph with 70 vertices and 105 edges.[1]

The Harries–Wong graph has chromatic number 2, chromatic index 3, radius 6, diameter 6, girth 10 and is Hamiltonian. It is also a 3-vertex-connected and 3-edge-connected non-planar cubic graph. It has book thickness 3 and queue number 2.[2]

The characteristic polynomial of the Harries–Wong graph is

[math]\displaystyle{ (x-3) (x-1)^4 (x+1)^4 (x+3) (x^2-6) (x^2-2) (x^4-6x^2+2)^5 (x^4-6x^2+3)^4 (x^4-6x^2+6)^5. \, }[/math]

History

In 1972, A. T. Balaban published a (3-10)-cage graph, a cubic graph that has as few vertices as possible for girth 10.[3] It was the first (3-10)-cage discovered but it was not unique.[4]

The complete list of (3-10)-cages and the proof of minimality was given by O'Keefe and Wong in 1980.[5] There exist three distinct (3-10)-cage graphs—the Balaban 10-cage, the Harries graph and the Harries–Wong graph.[6] Moreover, the Harries–Wong graph and Harries graph are cospectral graphs.

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References

  1. Weisstein, Eric W.. "Harries–Wong Graph". http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Harries-WongGraph.html. 
  2. Jessica Wolz, Engineering Linear Layouts with SAT. Master Thesis, University of Tübingen, 2018
  3. A. T. Balaban, A trivalent graph of girth ten, J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 12, 1–5. 1972.
  4. Pisanski, T.; Boben, M.; Marušič, D.; and Orbanić, A. "The Generalized Balaban Configurations." Preprint. 2001. [1].
  5. M. O'Keefe and P.K. Wong, A smallest graph of girth 10 and valency 3, J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 29 (1980) 91–105.
  6. Bondy, J. A. and Murty, U. S. R. Graph Theory with Applications. New York: North Holland, p. 237, 1976.