A necessary condition for EPT graphs and a new family of minimal forbidden subgraphs

An undirected graph G is called an EPT graph if it is the edge intersection graph of a family of paths in a tree. In this paper we de ne the concept of satellite of a clique and we give a necessary condition to be an EPT graph based on satellites of cliques. We characterize the minimal graphs which...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Alcón, Liliana Graciela, Gutiérrez, Marisa, Mazzoleni, María Pía
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/164530
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/164530
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Ciencias Exactas
Matemática
intersection graphs
EPT graphs
forbidden subgraphs
Descrição
Resumo:An undirected graph G is called an EPT graph if it is the edge intersection graph of a family of paths in a tree. In this paper we de ne the concept of satellite of a clique and we give a necessary condition to be an EPT graph based on satellites of cliques. We characterize the minimal graphs which do not satisfy the previous condition, as a consequence we present a nite family of minimal forbidden subgraphs for the EPT class.