Skip to main content
Log in

Binding number, minimum degree and bipancyclism in bipartite graphs

  • Mathematics
  • Published:
Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

Abstract

Let G = (V 1, V 2, E) be a balanced bipartite graph with 2n vertices. The bipartite binding number of G, denoted by B(G), is defined to be n if G = K n and \(\mathop {\min }\limits_{i \in \left\{ {1,2} \right\}} \mathop {\min }\limits_{\O \ne S \subseteq {V_{I,}}\left| {N\left( S \right)} \right| \prec n} \left| {N\left( S \right)} \right|/\left| S \right|\) otherwise. We call G bipancyclic if it contains a cycle of every even length m for 4 m 2n. A theorem showed that if G is a balanced bipartite graph with 2n vertices, B(G) > 3/2 and n 139, then G is bipancyclic. This paper generalizes the conclusion as follows: Let 0 < c < 3/2 and G be a 2-connected balanced bipartite graph with 2n (n is large enough) vertices such that B(G) c and δ(G) (2 - c)n/(3 - c) + 2/3. Then G is bipancyclic.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bondy J A, Murty U S R. Graph Theory with Applications [M]. New York: Macmillan, 1976.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  2. Shi R. The binding number of a graph and its pancyclism [J]. Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, 1987, 3(3): 257–269.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Woodall D R. The binding number of a graph and its Anderson number [J]. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B, 1973, 15(3): 225–255.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Bauer D, Schmeichel E. binding number, minimum degree, and cycle structure in graphs [J]. Journal of Graph Theory, 2012, 71(2): 219–228.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Hu Z, Law K, Zang W. An optimal Binding number condition for bipancyclism [J]. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 2013, 27(2): 597–618.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Hu Z Q, Sun J. Weakly bipancyclic bipartite graphs [J]. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 2015, 194(2): 102–120.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Sun J, Hu Z Q. A sufficient condition for Hamiltonian in balanced bipartite graphs [J]. Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, 2015, 38(5): 796–805(Ch).

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ash P. Dominating Cycles, Hamilton Cycles and Cycles with Many Chords in 2-Connected Graphs [D]. London: Goldsmiths College, 1985.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Jackson B, Li H. Hamilton cycles in 2-connected regular bipartite graphs [J]. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B, 1994, 62(2): 236–258.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jing Sun.

Additional information

Foundation item: Supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hubei Provincial Education Department (B2015021)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Sun, J., Hu, Z. Binding number, minimum degree and bipancyclism in bipartite graphs. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 21, 448–452 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-016-1195-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-016-1195-0

Keywords

CLC number

Navigation