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Characterization of Line-Consistent Signed Graphs
Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory
  • Dan Slilaty, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Thomas Zaslavsky
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Article
Publication Date
7-1-2015
Abstract

The line graph of a graph with signed edges carries vertex signs. A vertex-signed graph is consistent if every circle (cycle, circuit) has positive vertex-sign product. Acharya, Acharya, and Sinha recently characterized line-consistent signed graphs, i.e., edge-signed graphs whose line graphs, with the naturally induced vertex signature, are consistent. Their proof applies Hoede's relatively difficult characterization of consistent vertex-signed graphs. We give a simple proof that does not depend on Hoede's theorem as well as a structural description of line-consistent signed graphs.

Citation Information
Dan Slilaty and Thomas Zaslavsky. "Characterization of Line-Consistent Signed Graphs" Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory Vol. 35 (2015) p. 589 - 594 ISSN: 20835892
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dan_slilaty/3/