In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Balaban 10-cage or Balaban (3,10)-cage is a 3-regular graph with 70 vertices and 105 edges named after Alexandru T. Balaban.[1] Published in 1972,[2] It was the first 10-cage discovered but it is not unique.[3]
| Balaban 10-cage | |
|---|---|
 The Balaban 10-cage | |
| Named after | Alexandru T. Balaban |
| Vertices | 70 |
| Edges | 105 |
| Radius | 6 |
| Diameter | 6 |
| Girth | 10 |
| Automorphisms | 80 |
| Chromatic number | 2 |
| Chromatic index | 3 |
| Genus | 9 |
| Book thickness | 3 |
| Queue number | 2 |
| Properties | Cubic Cage Hamiltonian |
| Table of graphs and parameters | |
The complete list of 10-cages and the proof of minimality was given by Mary R. O'Keefe and Pak Ken Wong.[4] There exist 3 distinct (3,10)-cages, the other two being the Harries graph and the Harries–Wong graph.[5] Moreover, the Harries–Wong graph and Harries graph are cospectral graphs.
The Balaban 10-cage has chromatic number 2, chromatic index 3, diameter 6, girth 10 and is hamiltonian. It is also a 3-vertex-connected graph and 3-edge-connected. The book thickness is 3 and the queue number is 2.[6]
The characteristic polynomial of the Balaban 10-cage is
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The chromatic number of the Balaban 10-cage is 2. -
The chromatic index of the Balaban 10-cage is 3. -
Another drawing of the Balaban 10-cage.
See also
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edit- ^ Weisstein, Eric W. "Balaban 10-Cage". MathWorld.
- ^ Alexandru T. Balaban, A trivalent graph of girth ten, Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B 12 (1972), 1–5.
- ^ Pisanski, T.; Boben, M.; Marušič, D.; and Orbanić, A. "The Generalized Balaban Configurations." Preprint. 2001. [1].
- ^ Mary R. O'Keefe and Pak Ken Wong, A smallest graph of girth 10 and valency 3, Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B 29 (1980), 91–105.
- ^ Bondy, J. A. and Murty, U. S. R. Graph Theory with Applications. New York: North Holland, p. 237, 1976.
- ^ Jessica Wolz, Engineering Linear Layouts with SAT. Master Thesis, Universität Tübingen, 2018