A1.8

Graph Theory | Part II, 2002

(i) State and prove a necessary and sufficient condition for a graph to be Eulerian (that is, to have an Eulerian circuit).

Prove that, given any connected non-Eulerian graph GG, there is an Eulerian graph HH and a vertex vHv \in H such that G=HvG=H-v.

(ii) Let GG be a connected plane graph with nn vertices, ee edges and ff faces. Prove that ne+f=2n-e+f=2. Deduce that eg(n2)/(g2)e \leq g(n-2) /(g-2), where gg is the smallest face size.

The crossing number c(G)c(G) of a non-planar graph GG is the minimum number of edgecrossings needed when drawing the graph in the plane. (The crossing of three edges at the same point is not allowed.) Show that if GG has nn vertices and ee edges then c(G)e3n+6c(G) \geq e-3 n+6. Find c(K6)c\left(K_{6}\right).

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