Iterating The Line Graph Operator
van Rooij & Wilf (1965) consider the sequence of graphs
They show that, when G is a finite connected graph, only four possible behaviors are possible for this sequence:
- If G is a cycle graph then L(G) and each subsequent graph in this sequence is isomorphic to G itself. These are the only connected graphs for which L(G) is isomorphic to G.
- If G is a claw K1,3, then L(G) and all subsequent graphs in the sequence are triangles.
- If G is a path graph then each subsequent graph in the sequence is a shorter path until eventually the sequence terminates with an empty graph.
- In all remaining cases, the sizes of the graphs in this sequence eventually increase without bound.
If G is not connected, this classification applies separately to each component of G.
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