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NumberOfSpanningTrees

  

number of spanning trees of graph

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

NumberOfSpanningTrees(G)

Parameters

G

-

graph

Description

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NumberOfSpanningTrees(G) returns the number of labeled spanning trees of the graph G.

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The strategy is to evaluate the determinant of a certain matrix related to the graph. (See Introduction to Graph Theory, by Douglas B. West)

Examples

> 

with⁡GraphTheory:

> 

K3≔CompleteGraph⁡3

K3≔Graph 1: an undirected graph with 3 vertices and 3 edges

(1)
> 

NumberOfSpanningTrees⁡K3

3

(2)
> 

K4≔CompleteGraph⁡4

K4≔Graph 2: an undirected graph with 4 vertices and 6 edges

(3)
> 

NumberOfSpanningTrees⁡K4

16

(4)

See Also

IsTree

SpanningTree