The connectivity of large digraphs and graphs

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Let \(G\) denote a directed graph on \(n<\infty\) vertices and \(m\) arcs, with maximum in- or out-valence \(\Delta\), minimum in- or out-valence \(\delta>1\), diameter \(D\), connectivity \(\kappa\), and arc-connectivity \(\lambda\). It is well known that \(n \leq n(\Delta,D):=(\Delta^{D+1}- 1)/(\Delta-1)\), called the Moore bound. For integer \(p (0 \leq p \leq \delta-2)\), define \(\ell(p)\) for \(1 \leq \ell(p) \leq D\) to be the largest integer such that for any vertices \(x,y\) if distance \(d(x,y) \leq \ell(p)\), then there is a unique shortest directed \(xy\)-path and, moreover, if \(d(x,y)<\ell(p)\), then there are \(\leq p\) shortest \(xy\)-paths of length \(d(x,y)+1\). It is shown that if \(\kappa<\delta-p\), then \[ n \leq \kappa \biggl[ n \bigl( \Delta,D-\ell(p) \bigr)+n \bigl( \Delta,\ell(p)-1 \bigr)- 2 \biggr] + \Delta^{\ell(p)}+1; \] if \(\lambda<\delta-p\), then \[ m \leq \lambda \biggl[ n \bigl( \Delta,D-\ell(p) \bigr) +n \bigl( \Delta,\ell(p) \bigr)-2 \biggr]+\Delta^{\ell(p)}+1. \] Special cases are considered for iterated arc-graphs and for undirected graphs.




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