Ore's Theorem - Formal Statement

Formal Statement

Let G be a (finite and simple) graph with n ≥ 3 vertices. We denote by deg v the degree of a vertex v in G, i.e. the number of incident edges in G to v. Then, Ore's theorem states that if

deg v + deg w ≥ n for every pair of non-adjacent vertices v and w of G (*)

then G is Hamiltonian.

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