A connected graph is called a tree if it has no circuits. (a) Find the incidence matrix

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A connected graph is called a tree if it has no circuits.
(a) Find the incidence matrix for each of the following directed trees:
(i)
A connected graph is called a tree if it has

(ii)

A connected graph is called a tree if it has

(iii)

A connected graph is called a tree if it has

(iv)

A connected graph is called a tree if it has

(b) Draw all distinct trees with 4 vertices. Assign a direction to the edges, and write down the corresponding incidence matrices.
(c) Prove that a connected graph on n vertices is a tree if and only if it has precisely n - 1 edges.

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Applied Linear Algebra

ISBN: 978-0131473829

1st edition

Authors: Peter J. Olver, Cheri Shakiban

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