On Three Conjectures of GRAFFITI

Peter Dankelmann1, Henda C. Swart 1, Ortrud R. Oellermann 2
1University of Natal Durban, South Africa
2 Brandon University Brandon, MB Canada

Abstract

In this paper, we consider three conjectures of the computer program GRAFFITI. Moreover, we prove that every connected graph with minimum degree \(\delta\) and diameter \(d_m\) contains a matching of size at least \(\frac{\delta(d_m + 1)}{6}\). This inequality improves one of the conjectures under the additional assumption that \(\delta \geq 6\).