The binary matroids whose only odd circuits are triangles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Abstract
This paper generalizes a graph-theoretical result of Maffray to binary matroids. In particular, we prove that a connected simple binary matroid M has no odd circuits other than triangles if and only if M is affine, M is M(K4) or F7, or M is the cycle matroid of a graph consisting of a collection of triangles all of which share a common edge. This result implies that a 2-connected loopless graph G has no odd bonds of size at least five if and only if G is Eulerian or G is a subdivision of either K4 or the graph that is obtained from a cycle of parallel pairs by deleting a single edge.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Advances in Applied Mathematics
First Page
34
Last Page
38
Recommended Citation
Oxley, J., & Wetzler, K. (2016). The binary matroids whose only odd circuits are triangles. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 76, 34-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aam.2016.01.006
