Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-6-2002
Abstract
In this paper, we study one measure of complexity of a graph, namely its type. The type of a graph G is defined to be the minimum number n such that there is a sequence of graphs G = G0, G1,...,Gn, where Gi is obtained by contracting one edge in or deleting one edge from each block of G/_i, and where G is edgeless. We show that a 3-connected graph has large type if and only if it has a minor isomorphic to a large fan. Furthermore, we show that if a graph has large type, then it has a minor isomorphic to a large fan or to a large member of one of two specified families of graphs. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Discrete Mathematics
First Page
27
Last Page
67
Recommended Citation
Dittmann, J., & Oporowski, B. (2002). Unavoidable minors of graphs of large type. Discrete Mathematics, 248 (1-3), 27-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-365X(01)00184-4