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The number of maximal independent sets in triangle-free graphs

Mihály Hjuter, +1 more
- 01 May 1993 - 
- Vol. 6, Iss: 2, pp 284-288
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It is proved that every triangle-free graph on n \geq 4 vertices has at most $2 n /2 $ or $5 \cdot 2^{( n - 5 )/2} $ independent sets maximal under inclusion, whether n is even or odd.
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In this paper, it is proved that every triangle-free graph on $n \geq 4$ vertices has at most $2^{n /2} $ or $5 \cdot 2^{( n - 5 )/2} $ independent sets maximal under inclusion, whether n is even or odd In each case, the extremal graph is unique If the graph is a forest of odd order, then the upper bound can be improved to $2^{( n - 1 )/2} $

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