Robertson graph

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Robertson graph
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The Robertson graph is Hamiltonian.
Named after Neil Robertson
Vertices 19
Edges 38
Radius 3
Diameter 3
Girth 5
Automorphisms 24 (D12)
Chromatic number 3
Chromatic index 5 [1]
Book thickness 3
Queue number 2
Properties Cage
Hamiltonian
Table of graphs and parameters

In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Robertson graph or (4,5)-cage, is a 4-regular undirected graph with 19 vertices and 38 edges named after Neil Robertson. [2] [3]

Contents

The Robertson graph is the unique (4,5)-cage graph and was discovered by Robertson in 1964. [4] As a cage graph, it is the smallest 4-regular graph with girth 5.

It has chromatic number 3, chromatic index 5, diameter 3, radius 3 and is both 4-vertex-connected and 4-edge-connected. It has book thickness 3 and queue number 2. [5]

The Robertson graph is also a Hamiltonian graph which possesses 5,376 distinct directed Hamiltonian cycles.

The Robertson graph is one of the smallest graphs with cop number 4. [6]

Algebraic properties

The Robertson graph is not a vertex-transitive graph and its full automorphism group is isomorphic to the dihedral group of order 24, the group of symmetries of a regular dodecagon, including both rotations and reflections. [7]

The characteristic polynomial of the Robertson graph is

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