On small contractible subgraphs in 3-connected graphs of small average degree (Q2464049)

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On small contractible subgraphs in 3-connected graphs of small average degree
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    On small contractible subgraphs in 3-connected graphs of small average degree (English)
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    10 December 2007
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    The author proves that there exists a smallest number \(k\), \(k>12\), such that every cubic 3-connected graph \(G\) on at least \(k\) vertices has a connected subgraph \(H\) on 5 vertices such that the graph obtained by removing the vertices of \(H\) from \(G\) is 2-connected.
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    connectivity
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    partition
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    contractible
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    regular
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    average degree
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