On the maximal distance of spanning trees

Gerd Baron, Wilfried Imrich

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Abstract

Using Ore's definition of the distance of spanning trees in a connected graph G, we determine the maximal distance a spanning tree may have from a given spanning tree and develop an algorithm for the construction of two spanning trees with maximal distance. It is also shown that the maximal distance of spanning tress in G is equal to the cyclomatic number c(G) of G, if G has no bridges and if c(G)≤min(5, |G|−1).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)378-385
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Combinatorial Theory
Volume5.1968
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1968
Externally publishedYes

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