THE SPANNING CONNECTIVITY OF THE (n,k)-STAR GRAPHS

Abstract

A k-containerC(u, v) of a graph G is a set of k-disjoint paths joining u to v. A k-container C(u, v) is a k*-container if every vertex of G is incident with a path in C(u, v). A graph G is k*-connected if there exists a k*-container between any two distinct vertices u and v. A k-regular graph G is super spanning connected if G is i*-connected for all 1 ≤ i ≤ k. In this paper, we prove that the (n, k)-star graph S n,k is super spanning connected if n ≥ 3 and (n-k) ≥ 2.