Let G be a graph of even order, and consider KG as the complete graph on the same vertex set as G. A perfect matching of KG is called a pairing of G. If for every pairing M of G it is possible to find a perfect matching N of G such that M∪N is a Hamiltonian cycle of KG, then G is said to have the Pairing-Hamiltonian property, or PH-property, for short. In 2007, Fink (2007) [4] proved that for every d≥2, the d-dimensional hypercube Qd has the PH-property, thus proving a conjecture posed by Kreweras in 1996. In this paper we extend Fink's result by proving that given a graph G having the PH-property, the prism graph P(G)=G□K2 of G has the PH-property as well. Moreover, if G is a connected graph, we show that there exists a positive integer k0 such that the kth-prism of a graph Pk(G) has the PH-property for all k≥k0.

The Pairing-Hamiltonian property in graph prisms / Abreu, M., Mazzuoccolo, G., Romaniello, F., Zerafa, J.P.. - In: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS. - ISSN 0012-365X. - 348:6(2025), pp. 1-8. [10.1016/j.disc.2025.114441]

The Pairing-Hamiltonian property in graph prisms

Abreu M.;Mazzuoccolo G.;Zerafa J. P.
2025

Abstract

Let G be a graph of even order, and consider KG as the complete graph on the same vertex set as G. A perfect matching of KG is called a pairing of G. If for every pairing M of G it is possible to find a perfect matching N of G such that M∪N is a Hamiltonian cycle of KG, then G is said to have the Pairing-Hamiltonian property, or PH-property, for short. In 2007, Fink (2007) [4] proved that for every d≥2, the d-dimensional hypercube Qd has the PH-property, thus proving a conjecture posed by Kreweras in 1996. In this paper we extend Fink's result by proving that given a graph G having the PH-property, the prism graph P(G)=G□K2 of G has the PH-property as well. Moreover, if G is a connected graph, we show that there exists a positive integer k0 such that the kth-prism of a graph Pk(G) has the PH-property for all k≥k0.
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The Pairing-Hamiltonian property in graph prisms / Abreu, M., Mazzuoccolo, G., Romaniello, F., Zerafa, J.P.. - In: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS. - ISSN 0012-365X. - 348:6(2025), pp. 1-8. [10.1016/j.disc.2025.114441]
Abreu, M.; Mazzuoccolo, G.; Romaniello, F.; Zerafa, J. P.
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