Title
A Note on the Speed of Hereditary Graph Properties.
Abstract
For a graph property X, let X-n be the number of graphs with vertex set {1, ..., n} having property X, also known as the speed of X. A property X is called factorial if X is hereditary (i.e. closed under taking induced subgraphs) and n(c1n) <= X-n <= n(c2n) for some positive constants c(1) and c(2). Hereditary properties with the speed slower than factorial are surprisingly well structured. The situation with factorial properties is more complicated and less explored, although this family includes many properties of theoretical or practical importance, such as planar graphs or graphs of bounded vertex degree. To simplify the study of factorial properties,we propose the following conjecture: the speed of a hereditary property X is factorial if and only if the fastest of the following three properties is factorial: bipartite graphs in X, co-bipartite graphs in X and split graphs in X. In this note, we verify the conjecture for hereditary properties defined by forbidden induced subgraphs with at most 4 vertices.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2011
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF COMBINATORICS
Hereditary class of graphs,Speed of hereditary properties,Factorial class
Field
DocType
Volume
Discrete mathematics,Combinatorics,Graph property,Vertex (geometry),Hereditary property,Bipartite graph,Factorial,Degree (graph theory),Mathematics,Planar graph,Bounded function
Journal
18.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1.0
1077-8926
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.39
13
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vadim V. Lozin194783.65
Colin Mayhill2122.00
Victor Zamaraev3189.64