It has been shown that a λ m-connected graph G has the property λ m (G)≤ξ m (G) for m≤3.But for m≥4,Bonsma et al.pointed out that in general the inequality λ m (G)≤ξ m (G) is no longer true.Recently Ou showed...It has been shown that a λ m-connected graph G has the property λ m (G)≤ξ m (G) for m≤3.But for m≥4,Bonsma et al.pointed out that in general the inequality λ m (G)≤ξ m (G) is no longer true.Recently Ou showed that any λ 4-connected graph G with order at least 11 has the property λ 4 (G)≤ξ 4 (G).In this paper,by investigating some structure properties of a λ m-connected graph G with λ m (G) 】 ξ m (G),we obtain easily the above result.Furthermore,we show that every λ m-connected graph G with order greater than m(m-1) satisfies the inequality λ m (G)≤ξm (G) for m≥5.And by constructing some examples,we illustrate that our conditions are the best possible.展开更多
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文摘It has been shown that a λ m-connected graph G has the property λ m (G)≤ξ m (G) for m≤3.But for m≥4,Bonsma et al.pointed out that in general the inequality λ m (G)≤ξ m (G) is no longer true.Recently Ou showed that any λ 4-connected graph G with order at least 11 has the property λ 4 (G)≤ξ 4 (G).In this paper,by investigating some structure properties of a λ m-connected graph G with λ m (G) 】 ξ m (G),we obtain easily the above result.Furthermore,we show that every λ m-connected graph G with order greater than m(m-1) satisfies the inequality λ m (G)≤ξm (G) for m≥5.And by constructing some examples,we illustrate that our conditions are the best possible.