Packing and Covering of the Complete Graph with 4-Cycles*

J. Schönheim; A. Bialostocki

doi:10.4153/CMB-1975-123-4

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The maximal number of pairwise edge disjoint 4-cycles in the complete graph Kn and the minimal number of 4-cycles whose union is Kn are determined.

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This research was supported in part by N.R.C. grant #A5198.

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