The connectivity of the block-intersection graphs of designs
Author(s) -
Donovan R. Hare,
William Mc Cuaig
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
designs codes and cryptography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.898
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1573-7586
pISSN - 0925-1022
DOI - 10.1007/bf01389350
Subject(s) - intersection (aeronautics) , block (permutation group theory) , combinatorics , mathematics , computer science , geography , cartography
It is shown that the vertex connectivity of the block-intersection graph of a balanced incomplete block design,BIBD (v, k, 1), is equal to its minimum degree. A similar statement is proved for the edge connectivity of the block-intersection graph of a pairwise balanced design,PBD (v, K, 1). A partial result on the vertex connectivity of these graphs is also given. Minimal vertex and edge cuts for the corresponding graphs are characterized.
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