A Note On The Characterization Of Thistles By Their Matching Polynomials

E. J. Farrell1, S. A. Wahid1
1Department of Mathematics The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad WEST INDIES

Abstract

It is also shown that for a certain family of graphs (called thistles), the coefficients of the matching polynomial repeat themselves symmetrically. This turns out to be a characterizing property for some thistles.