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Embedding an edge-colored $$K(a^{(p)};\lambda,\mu)$$ into a Hamiltonian decomposition of $$K(a^{(p+r)};\lambda,\mu)$$. (English) Zbl 1268.05050
Summary: Let $$K(a^{(p)};\lambda,\mu)$$ be a graph with $$p$$ parts, each part having size $$a$$, in which the multiplicity of each pair of vertices in the same part (in different parts) is $$\lambda$$ ($$\mu$$, respectively). In this paper we consider the following embedding problem: When can a graph decomposition of $$K(a^{(p)};\lambda,\mu)$$ be extended to a Hamiltonian decomposition of $$K(a^{(p+r)};\lambda,\mu)$$ for $$r>0$$? A general result is proved, which is then used to solve the embedding problem for all $$r\geq\frac{\lambda}{\mu a}+\frac{p-1}{a-1}$$. The problem is also solved when $$r$$ is as small as possible in two different senses, namely when $$r=1$$ and when $$r=\frac{\lambda}{\mu a}-p+1$$.

MSC:
 05C10 Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory 05C15 Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs 05C51 Graph designs and isomorphic decomposition 05C38 Paths and cycles
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