IJPAM: Volume 75, No. 3 (2012)
PETAL GRAPHS
V. Kolappan
, R. Selva Kumar
VIT University
Vellore, INDIA



Vellore, INDIA
Abstract. In this paper we introduce -petal graphs. We prove that the necessary and sufficient condition for a planar p-petal graph
is that
has even number of petals each of size three. We also characterize the planar partial
-petal graphs.
Received: July 7, 2011
AMS Subject Classification: 05C10
Key Words and Phrases: petal graph, p-petal graph, partial p-petal graph, planarity
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Source: International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
ISSN printed version: 1311-8080
ISSN on-line version: 1314-3395
Year: 2012
Volume: 75
Issue: 3