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The degree sequence of a bipartite graph is the pair of lists each containing the degrees of the two parts and . For example, the complete bipartite graph K 3,5 has degree sequence (,,), (,,,,). Isomorphic bipartite graphs have the same degree sequence. However, the degree sequence does not, in general, uniquely identify a bipartite graph; in ...
A complete bipartite graph K m,n has a maximum matching of size min{m,n}. A complete bipartite graph K n,n has a proper n-edge-coloring corresponding to a Latin square. [14] Every complete bipartite graph is a modular graph: every triple of vertices has a median that belongs to shortest paths between each pair of vertices. [15]
In the mathematical field of graph theory, a convex bipartite graph is a bipartite graph with specific properties. A bipartite graph, (U ∪ V, E), is said to be convex over the vertex set U if U can be enumerated such that for all v ∈ V the vertices adjacent to v are consecutive. Convexity over V is defined analogously. A bipartite graph (U ...
Bipartite graphs may be recognized in polynomial time but, for any k > 2 it is NP-complete, given an uncolored graph, to test whether it is k-partite. [1] However, in some applications of graph theory, a k -partite graph may be given as input to a computation with its coloring already determined; this can happen when the sets of vertices in the ...
A stronger definition of bipartiteness is: a hypergraph is called bipartite if its vertex set V can be partitioned into two sets, X and Y, such that each hyperedge contains exactly one element of X. [2] [3] Every bipartite graph is also a bipartite hypergraph. Every bipartite hypergraph is 2-colorable, but bipartiteness is stronger than 2 ...
In graph theory, a star S k is the complete bipartite graph K 1,k : a tree with one internal node and k leaves (but no internal nodes and k + 1 leaves when k ≤ 1). Alternatively, some authors define S k to be the tree of order k with maximum diameter 2; in which case a star of k > 2 has k − 1 leaves. A star with 3 edges is called a claw.
Any regular bipartite graph. [1] Hall's marriage theorem can be used to show that a k-regular bipartite graph contains a perfect matching. One can then remove the perfect matching to obtain a (k − 1)-regular bipartite graph, and apply the same reasoning repeatedly. Any complete graph with an even number of nodes (see below). [2]
More efficient algorithms exist for special kinds of bipartite graphs: For sparse bipartite graphs, the maximum matching problem can be solved in ~ (/) with Madry's algorithm based on electric flows. [3] For planar bipartite graphs, the problem can be solved in time O(n log 3 n) where n is the number of vertices, by reducing the problem to ...