Regular and Strongly Regular Planar Graphs

Nirmala B. Limaye1, Dinesh G. Sarvate2, Pantelimon Stanica3, Paul T. Young2
1Dept. of Mathematics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400 098, India
2Dept. of Mathematics, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA
3Dept. of Mathematics, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124, USA

Abstract

We give a constructive proof that a planar graph on \( n \) vertices with degree of regularity \( k \) exists for all pairs \( (n,k) \) except for two pairs \( (7,4) \) and \( (14,5) \). We continue this theme by classifying all strongly regular planar graphs, and then consider a new class of graphs called \( 2 \)-\emph{strongly regular}. We conclude with a conjectural classification of all planar \( 2 \)-strongly regular graphs.