petersen_graph¶
- petersen_graph(create_using=None)[source]¶
Returns the Petersen graph.
The Peterson graph is a cubic, undirected graph with 10 nodes and 15 edges [1]. Julius Petersen constructed the graph as the smallest counterexample against the claim that a connected bridgeless cubic graph has an edge colouring with three colours [2].
- Parameters
- create_usingNetworkX graph constructor, optional (default=nx.Graph)
Graph type to create. If graph instance, then cleared before populated.
- Returns
- Gnetworkx Graph
Petersen graph
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