TY - JOUR
T1 - A Vizing-type theorem for matching forests
AU - Keijsper, Judith
PY - 2003/1/6
Y1 - 2003/1/6
N2 - A well-known Theorem of Vizing states that one can colour the edges of a graph by Δ + α colours, such that edges of the same colour form a matching. Here, Δ denotes the maximum degree of a vertex, and α the maximum multiplicity of an edge in the graph. An analogue of this Theorem for directed graphs was proved by Frank. It states that one can colour the arcs of a digraph by Δ + α colours, such that arcs of the same colour form a branching. For a digraph, A denotes the maximum indegree of a vertex, and a the maximum multiplicity of an arc. We prove a common generalization of the above two theorems concerning the colouring of mixed graphs (these are graphs having both directed and undirected edges) in such a way that edges of the same colour form a matching forest.
AB - A well-known Theorem of Vizing states that one can colour the edges of a graph by Δ + α colours, such that edges of the same colour form a matching. Here, Δ denotes the maximum degree of a vertex, and α the maximum multiplicity of an edge in the graph. An analogue of this Theorem for directed graphs was proved by Frank. It states that one can colour the arcs of a digraph by Δ + α colours, such that arcs of the same colour form a branching. For a digraph, A denotes the maximum indegree of a vertex, and a the maximum multiplicity of an arc. We prove a common generalization of the above two theorems concerning the colouring of mixed graphs (these are graphs having both directed and undirected edges) in such a way that edges of the same colour form a matching forest.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0012-365X(02)00671-4
DO - 10.1016/S0012-365X(02)00671-4
M3 - Article
VL - 260
SP - 211
EP - 216
JO - Discrete Mathematics
JF - Discrete Mathematics
SN - 0012-365X
IS - 1-3
ER -