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Detection of Hamiltonian circuits in a directed graph

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

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Abstract

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A simple algebraic method is presented to determine the necessary condition for the existence of a Hamiltonian circuit in a directed graph of n vertices. A search procedure is then introduced to identify any or all of the existing Hamiltonian circuits. The procedure is based upon finding a set of edges which will then be candidates for being parts of circuits of length n at any vertex of the graph.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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