ACTA MATHEMATICA UNIVERSITATIS COMENIANAE
Vol. LXXII, 1(2003)
p. 59 – 66
Connectivity of Path Graphs
D. Ferrero
Abstract. 
The aim of this paper is to lower bound the connectivity of $k$-path graphs. From the bounds obtained,
we give conditions to guarantee maximum connectivity. Then, it is shown that those maximally connected graphs
satisfying the previous conditions are also super-$\lambda$. While doing so, we derive some properties about
the girth and the diameter of path graphs. Finally, the results are extended to path graphs resulting from
the iteration of the $k$-path graph operator.
AMS subject classification: 
05C75
Keywords: 
Path graphs, connectivity, diameter, girth
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