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On Independent Complete Subgraphs in a Graph

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

J. W. Moon*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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A graph G = G(n, e) consists of a set of n nodes e pairs of which are joined by a single edge; we assume that no edge joins a node to itself. A graph with modes is called a complete -graph if each pair of its nodes is joined by an edge. The graphs belonging to some collection of graphs are independent if no two of them have a node in common. The maximum number of independent complete -graphs contained in a given graph G will be denoted by Ik(G).

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1968

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