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http://dx.doi.org/10.5666/KMJ.2012.52.4.513

The Existence of an Alternating Sign on a Spanning Tree of Graphs  

Kim, Dongseok (Department of Mathematics, Kyonggi University)
Kwon, Young Soo (Department of Mathematics, Yeungnam University)
Lee, Jaeun (Department of Mathematics, Yeungnam University)
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Kyungpook Mathematical Journal / v.52, no.4, 2012 , pp. 513-519 More about this Journal
Abstract
For a spanning tree T of a connected graph ${\Gamma}$ and for a labelling ${\phi}$: E(T) ${\rightarrow}$ {+,-},${\phi}$ is called an alternating sign on a spanning tree T of a graph ${\Gamma}$ if for any cotree edge $e{\in}E({\Gamma})-E(T)$, the unique path in T joining both end vertices of e has alternating signs. In the present article, we prove that any graph has a spanning tree T and an alternating sign on T.
Keywords
bipartite graphs; induced graphs; spanning trees; alternating signs; Seifert surfaces;
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