Abstract
This paper compares the divisorial gonality of a finite graph G to the divisorial gonality of the associated metric graph Γ(G,1) with unit lengths. We show that dgon(Γ(G,1)) is equal to the minimal divisorial gonality of all regular subdivisions of G, and we provide a class of graphs for which this number is strictly smaller than the divisorial gonality of G. This settles a conjecture of M. Baker [3, Conjecture 3.14] in the negative.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 105619 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-19 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A |
Volume | 189 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Funding
Dutch Research Council (NWO), project number 613.009.127.Keywords
- Chip-firing game
- Finite graph
- Gonality
- Metric graph