The complexity of some families of cycle-related graphs

In this paper, we derive new formulas for the number of spanning trees of a specific family of graphs – gear graphs, flower graphs, sun graphs and sphere graphs – using techniques from linear algebra, Chebyshev polynomials and matrix theory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S.N. Daoud, K. Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Taibah University for Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658365516300048
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Summary:In this paper, we derive new formulas for the number of spanning trees of a specific family of graphs – gear graphs, flower graphs, sun graphs and sphere graphs – using techniques from linear algebra, Chebyshev polynomials and matrix theory.
ISSN:1658-3655