Covering numbers of regular multigraphs (Q753843)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4181397
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    Covering numbers of regular multigraphs
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4181397

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      Covering numbers of regular multigraphs (English)
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      Let n be odd. For every n-regular multigraph G on N vertices \(\alpha_ 1(G)\leq \lfloor (2n-3)N/(3n-4)\rfloor\), where \(\alpha_ 1(G)\) is the minimum size of an edge cover (i.e. a family of edges such that every vertex is incident with some of them). On the other hand, if N is a multiple of \(3n+1\) then there exists a multigraph G with \(\alpha_ 1(G)=2nN/(3n+1)\).
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      regular multigraph
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      edge cover
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