The number of edges in critical strongly connected graphs

Ron Aharoni, Eli Berger

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Abstract

We prove that the maximal number of directed edges in a vertex-critical strongly connected simple digraph on n vertices is (n2) - n + 4.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-123
Number of pages5
JournalDiscrete Mathematics
Volume234
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 May 2001
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
∗Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (R. Aharoni), [email protected] (E. Berger). 1The research was supported by the fund for the promotion of research at the Technion.

Keywords

  • Strongly connected digraphs
  • Vertex-critical

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

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