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Extremal graphs for weights
Discrete Mathematics
  • Béla Bollobás, Trinity College
  • Paul Erdös, University of Memphis
  • Amites Sarkar, Western Washington University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Keywords
  • Randic' weights,
  • extremal weights
Disciplines
Abstract

Given a graph G = (V,E) and αR, we write (G)=∑xyϵEdG(x)αdG(y)α, and study the function wα(m) = max {wα(G): e(G) = m}. Answering a question from Bollobás and Erdös (Graphs of external weights, to appear), we determine wi(m) for every m, and we also give bounds for the case α ≠ 1.

DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0012-365X(98)00320-3
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Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Graph theory; Extremal problems (Mathematics); Asymptotic expansions
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Citation Information
Béla Bollobás, Paul Erdös and Amites Sarkar. "Extremal graphs for weights" Discrete Mathematics Vol. 200 Iss. 1-3 (1999) p. 5 - 19
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amites_sarkar/7/