Fundamental groups of iterated line graphs

  • Authors

    • Essam Hamouda
    • Mohammed Fahmy
    2013-12-15
    https://doi.org/10.14419/gjma.v2i1.1489

  • in this article, the Euler characteristic of the  iterated line graph  and its complement  is studied.

     

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    Hamouda, E., & Fahmy, M. (2013). Fundamental groups of iterated line graphs. Global Journal of Mathematical Analysis, 2(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.14419/gjma.v2i1.1489