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Fundamental groups of iterated line graphs

Abstract

in this article, the Euler characteristic of the  iterated line graph  and its complement  is studied.

 

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  • Essam Hamouda
  • Mohammed Fahmy

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Hamouda, E., & Fahmy, M. (2013). Fundamental groups of iterated line graphs. Global Journal of Mathematical Analysis, 2(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.14419/gjma.v2i1.1489