A note on independence complexes of chordal graphs and dismantling (Q2363095)
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A note on independence complexes of chordal graphs and dismantling (English)
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13 July 2017
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Summary: We show that the independence complex of a chordal graph is contractible if and only if this complex is dismantlable (strong collapsible) and it is homotopy equivalent to a sphere if and only if its core is a cross-polytopal sphere. The proof uses the properties of tree models of chordal graphs.
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chordal graph
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independence complex
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dismantling
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strong collapsibility
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cop-win graph
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