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On the Möbius Ladders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Richard K. Guy
Affiliation:
University of Calgary
Frank Harary
Affiliation:
University of Michigan and University College, London
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Consider the graph Mn, where n = 2r ≥ 6, consisting of a polygon of length n and all n/2 chords joining opposite pairs of vertices. This graph has 2r vertices which we denote by 1, 2, 3,..., 2r, and the 3r (undirected) edges

We call Mn the n-ladder, defined thus far only for n even. The three smallest n-ladders with n even are shown in Figure 1.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1967

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