GraphTheory[SpecialGraphs]
GeneralizedPetersenGraph
construct generalized Petersen graph
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
GeneralizedPetersenGraph(n, k)
n
-
positive integer >=3
k
positive integer
The GeneralizedPetersenGraph(n,k) command returns the generalized Petersen graph with the given parameters.
If n and k are relatively prime, the graph consists of two cycles of length n with a perfect matching between their vertices. The i'th vertex of the first cycle is connected to the ki'th vertex on the second cycle.
If n and k are not relatively prime, the graph consists of one cycle of length n perfectly matched to another set of n vertices forming gcd(k,n) cycles of length n/gcd(k,n).
with⁡GraphTheory:
with⁡SpecialGraphs:
P≔GeneralizedPetersenGraph⁡5,2
P≔Graph 1: an undirected graph with 10 vertices and 15 edge(s)
DrawGraph⁡P
P≔GeneralizedPetersenGraph⁡6,2
P≔Graph 2: an undirected graph with 12 vertices and 18 edge(s)
See Also
PetersenGraph
SpecialGraphs
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