B1.5

Combinatorics
Part II, 2002

Prove that every graph GG on n3n \geqslant 3 vertices with minimal degree δ(G)n2\delta(G) \geqslant \frac{n}{2} is Hamiltonian. For each n3n \geqslant 3, give an example to show that this result does not remain true if we weaken the condition to δ(G)n21\delta(G) \geqslant \frac{n}{2}-1 ( nn even) or δ(G)n12\delta(G) \geqslant \frac{n-1}{2} ( nn odd).

Now let GG be a connected graph (with at least 2 vertices) without a cutvertex. Does GG Hamiltonian imply GG Eulerian? Does GG Eulerian imply GG Hamiltonian? Justify your answers.