2015年3月
Pebble exchange on graphs
DISCRETE APPLIED MATHEMATICS
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- 巻
- 184
- 号
- 31
- 開始ページ
- 139
- 終了ページ
- 145
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.dam.2013.03.009
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Let G and H be graphs with the same number of vertices. We introduce a graph puzzle (G, H) in which G is a board graph and the set of vertices of H is the set of pebbles. A configuration of H on G is defined as a bijection from the set of vertices of G to that of H. A move of pebbles is defined as exchanging two pebbles which are adjacent on both G and H. For a pair of configurations f and g, we say that g is equivalent to f if f can be transformed into g by a sequence of finite moves. If G is a 4 x 4 grid graph and H is a star, then the puzzle (G, H) corresponds to the well-known 15-puzzle. A puzzle (G, H) is called feasible if all the configurations of H on G are mutually equivalent. In this paper, we study the feasibility of the puzzle under various conditions. Among other results, for the case where one of the two graphs G and H is a cycle, a necessary and sufficient condition for the feasibility of the puzzle (G, H) is shown. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.dam.2013.03.009
- ISSN : 0166-218X
- eISSN : 1872-6771
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000352174700013