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The search for long paths and cycles in vertex-transitive graphs and digraphs

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Alspach, B. (1981). The search for long paths and cycles in vertex-transitive graphs and digraphs. In: McAvaney, K.L. (eds) Combinatorial Mathematics VIII. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 884. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0091804

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