摘要
Win proved a well-known result that the graph G of connectivity κ(G) withα(G) ≤κ(G) + k-1(k ≥ 2) has a spanning k-ended tree, i.e., a spanning tree with at most k leaves. In this paper, the authors extended the Win theorem in case when κ(G) = 1 to the following: Let G be a simple connected graph of order large enough such that α(G) ≤ k + 1(k ≥ 3) and such that the number of maximum independent sets of cardinality k + 1 is at most n-2k-2. Then G has a spanning k-ended tree.
Win proved a well-known result that the graph G of connectivity κ(G) withα(G) ≤ κ(G) + k-1(k ≥ 2) has a spanning k-ended tree, i.e., a spanning tree with at most k leaves. In this paper, the authors extended the Win theorem in case when κ(G) = 1 to the following: Let G be a simple connected graph of order large enough such that α(G) ≤ k + 1(k ≥ 3) and such that the number of maximum independent sets of cardinality k + 1 is at most n-2k-2. Then G has a spanning k-ended tree.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11871099,11671037,11801296)
the Nature Science Foundation from Qinghai Province(No.2017-ZJ-949Q)
