B1.5
Part II, 2004
State and prove Menger's theorem (vertex form).
Let be a graph of connectivity and let be disjoint subsets of with . Show that there exist vertex disjoint paths from to .
The graph is said to be -linked if, for every sequence of distinct vertices, there exist paths, , that are vertex disjoint. By removing an edge from , or otherwise, show that, for , need not be -linked even if .
Prove that if and then is -linked.