Path and cycle decompositions of complete equipartite graphs: Four parts (Q1025923)

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Path and cycle decompositions of complete equipartite graphs: Four parts
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    Path and cycle decompositions of complete equipartite graphs: Four parts (English)
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    23 June 2009
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    It is proved that a complete equipartite graph with four partite sets of size \(m\) has an edge-disjoint decomposition into cycles of length \(k\) if and only if \(k\geq 3\), \(m\) is even, \(k\) divides \(6m^2\) and \(k\leq 4m\). It is also proved that a complete equipartite graph with four partite sets of an even size \(m\) has an edge-disjoint decomposition into paths of length \(k\) if and only if \(k\) divides \(6m^2\) and \(k<4m\).
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    complete equipartite graph
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    path decomposition
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    cycle decomposition
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