Decomposition of snarks

There are several methods for constructing snarks (cubic graphs with chromatic index 4). We study the reverse process of splitting a snark into smaller snarks which compose it. We also introduce the notion of a “prime” snark.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of graph theory 1987-03, Vol.11 (1), p.13-19
Hauptverfasser: Cameron, Peter J., Chetwynd, Amanda G., Watkins, John J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:There are several methods for constructing snarks (cubic graphs with chromatic index 4). We study the reverse process of splitting a snark into smaller snarks which compose it. We also introduce the notion of a “prime” snark.
ISSN:0364-9024
1097-0118
DOI:10.1002/jgt.3190110104