Re: Graph Theory question



In article <1138590457.662357.166560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
charleshowardmath@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>Could someone tell me why this is true:
> Every graph with average degree d contains a bipartite subgraph of
>average degree at least d/2.
>

You could partition the vertices into two sets A, B so as to maximize the
number of edges going between A and B. Then each vertex in A would have
at least as many edges going to B as to A, and similarly for vertices in B.

Derek Holt.
.



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