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The Number of Perfect Matchings in Möbius Ladders and Prisms (2003.09602v2)

Published 21 Mar 2020 in math.CO

Abstract: The 1970s conjecture of Lov\'asz and Plummer that the number of perfect matchings in any $3$-regular graph is exponential in the number of vertices was proved in 2011 by Esperet, Kardo\v{s}, King, Kr\'al', and Norine. We give the exact formula for the number of perfect matchings in two families of $3$-regular graphs. In the graph consisting of a $2n$-cycle with diametric chords (also known as the M\"obius ladder $M_n$ and a Harary graph) and in the cartesian product of the cycle $C_n$ with an edge (called the cycle prism), the number of matchings is the sum of the Fibonacci numbers $F_{n-1}$ and $F_{n+1}$, plus two more for the M\"obius ladder when $n$ is odd and for the cycle prism when $n$ is even.

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