Contractible cycles in graphs with large minimum degree (Q1363691)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1047082
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    Contractible cycles in graphs with large minimum degree
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1047082

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      Contractible cycles in graphs with large minimum degree (English)
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      10 August 1997
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      It is proved that if \(k\geq 2\), then with the exception of \(K_4\) and \(K_5\), every \(k\)-connected graph \(G\) of minimum degree at least \([3k/2]\) contains an induced cycle \(C\) such that \(G-V(C)\) is \((k-1)\)-connected.
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      contractible cycles
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      \(k\)-connected graph
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      minimum degree
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