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arxiv: 1401.4360 · v1 · pith:TRL6ZVDWnew · submitted 2014-01-17 · 🧮 math.CO

3-regular matchstick graphs with given girth

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We consider 3-regular planar matchstick graphs, i.e. those which have a planar embedding such that all edge lengths are equal, with given girth g. For girth 3 it is known that such graphs exist if and only if the number of vertices n is an even integer larger or equal to 8. Here we prove that such graphs exist for girth g=4 if and only if n is even and at least 20. We provide an example for girth g=5 consisting of 180 vertices.

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