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Non removable edges in 3-connected cubic graphs

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LetG be a cyclicallyk-edge-connected cubic graph withk ≥ 3. Lete be an edge ofG. LetG′ be the cubic graph obtained fromG by deletinge and its end vertices. The edgee is said to bek-removable ifG′ is also cyclicallyk-edge-connected. Let us denote by 〈S k (G)〉 the graph induced by thek-removable edges and by 〈N k (G)〉 the graph induced by the non 3-removable edges ofG. In a previous paper [7], we have proved that 〈N 3(G)〉 is empty if and only ifG is cyclically 4-edge connected and that if 〈N 3(G)〉 is not empty then it is a forest containing at least three trees. Andersen, Fleischner and Jackson [1] and, independently, McCuaig [11] studied 〈N 4(G)〉. Here, we study the structure of 〈N k (G)〉 fork ≥ 5 and we give some constructions of graphs such that〈N k (G)〉 = E(G). We note that the main result of this paper (Theorem 5) has been announced independently by McCuaig [11].

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SoitG un graphe cubique cyliquementk-arête-connexe, aveck ≥ 3. Soite une arête deG et soitG′ le graphe cubique obtenu à partir deG en supprimante et ses extrémités. L'arêtee est ditek-suppressible siG′ est aussi cycliquementk-arête-connexe. Désignons par 〈S k (G)〉 le graphe induit par les arêtesk-suppressibles et par 〈N k (G)〉 celui induit par les arêtes nonk-suppressibles. Dans un précédent article [7], nous avons montré que 〈N 3(G)〉 est vide si et seulement siG est cycliquement 4-arête-connexe et que si 〈N 3(G)〉 n'est pas vide alors c'est une forêt possédant au moins trois arbres. Andersen, Fleischner and Jackson [1] et, indépendemment, McCuaig [11] ont étudié 〈N 4(G)〉. Ici, nous étudions la structure de 〈N k (G)〉 pourk ≥ 5 et nous donnons des constructions de graphes pour lesquels〈N k (G)〉 = E(G). Nous signalons que le résultat principal de cet article (Théorème 5) a été annoncé indépendamment par McCuaig [11].

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Fouquet, JL., Thuillier, H. Non removable edges in 3-connected cubic graphs. Graphs and Combinatorics 7, 119–141 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01788138

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