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The average distance and the independence number
Author(s) -
Chung F. R. K.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of graph theory
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1097-0118
pISSN - 0364-9024
DOI - 10.1002/jgt.3190120213
Subject(s) - mathematics , combinatorics , independence number , independence (probability theory) , discrete mathematics , statistics , graph
We prove that in every connected graph the independence number is at least as large as the average distance between vertices.