minor (of a graph)


A graph H is a minor of G, written GH or HG, if it is a subgraphMathworldPlanetmath of a graph obtained from G by a sequence of edge-contractions.

Adapted with permission of the author from by Béla Bollobás, published by Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1998.

Title minor (of a graph)
Canonical name MinorofAGraph
Date of creation 2013-03-22 12:31:46
Last modified on 2013-03-22 12:31:46
Owner digitalis (76)
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Numerical id 4
Author digitalis (76)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 05C99
Synonym minor
Related topic GraphMinorTheorem