In graph theory, a graph is k-edge-connected if it remains connected whenever fewer than k edges are removed.
Formally, a graph G with edge set E(G) is k-edge-connected if
is connected for all
with
.
Minimum vertex degree gives a trivial upper bound on edge-connectivity. If a graph G is k-edge-connected then
, where δ(G) is the minimum degree of any vertex
. This fact is clear since deleting all edges with an end at a vertex of minimum degree will disconnect that vertex from the graph.
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