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The independence number in graphs of maximum degree three

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The independence number in graphs of maximum degree three
We prove that a K4-free graph G of order n, size m and maximum degree at most three has an independent set of cardinality at least 1 7 (4n - m - - tr) where counts the number of components of G whose blocks are each either isomorphic to one of four specific graphs or edges between two of these four specific graphs and tr is the maximum number of vertex-disjoint triangles in G. Our result generalizes a bound due to Heckman and Thomas (A New Proof of the Independence Ratio of Triangle-Free Cubic Graphs, Discrete Math. 233 (2001), 233-237). Keywords. independence; triangle; cubic graph 1
Jochen Harant, Michael A. Henning, Dieter Rautenba
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where DM
Authors Jochen Harant, Michael A. Henning, Dieter Rautenbach, Ingo Schiermeyer
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