作者hcsoso (索索)
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標題Re: [圖論] Exercise about coloring of graphs
時間Fri Apr 23 01:03:56 2010
※ 引述《plover (○(* ̄中肯 ̄*)○)》之銘言:
: Prove that χ(G) + χ(the complement of G) ≦ n(G) + 1.
: From West, Introduction to Graph Theory, 2/e, Exercise 5.1.41
: 很有趣,可以玩一玩 @@a
好久沒有寫圖論,來試試看...
We'll prove the statement by induction on n(G).
Denote G* as the complement of G.
For n(G) = 1, the statment is trivially true.
Assume for every G with n(G) < n the statement holds.
Now for a graph G with n(G) = n, take an arbitrary vertex v in V(G).
Consider G-v, by induction hypothesis, χ(G-v) + χ((G-v)*) <= n(G-v) + 1 = n.
Since χ(H) <= χ(H-v) + 1 for every non-null graph H,
either χ(G) = χ(G-v) or χ(G*) = χ((G-v)*) will makes the desire inequality
hold: χ(G) + χ(G*) <= χ(G-v) + χ((G-v)*) + 1 <= n + 1.
The remain case is that both χ(G) = χ(G-v) + 1 and χ(G*) = χ((G-v)*) + 1.
This happens only when v adjacents to at least χ(G-v) neighbors in G-v,
otherwise there are still usable colors remain. Same as to (G-v)*,
there are at least χ((G-v)*) neighbors of v.
Since there are n-1 neighbors of v in G-v and (G-v)* in total,
we have χ(G-v) + χ((G-v)*) <= n - 1;
now the desire inequality still holds.
By induction the original statement holds for every G. Q.E.D.
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推 plover :阿..Since there are n-1 neighbors of v in G-v and 04/23 01:06
→ plover :(G-v)* in total. 原來是最多有(n-1)個neighbors 04/23 01:06
→ plover :謝謝 m(_ _)m 04/23 01:07
→ hcsoso :對對,因為不用管自己~ 04/23 01:07