On the average Steiner distance of graphs with prescribed properties

Peter Dankelmann; Henda C. Swart; Ortrud R. Oellermann

doi:10.1016/S0166-218X(97)00035-8

On the average Steiner distance of graphs with prescribed properties

Peter Dankelmann, Henda C. Swart, Ortrud R. Oellermann

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The average n-distance of a connected graph G, μ_n(G), is the average of the Steiner distances of all n-sets of vertices of G. In this paper, we give bounds on μ_n for two-connected graphs and for k-chromatic graphs. Moreover, we show that μ_n(G) does not depend on the n-diameter of G.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-103
Number of pages	13
Journal	Discrete Applied Mathematics
Volume	79
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-218X(97)00035-8
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Applied Mathematics

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