The Hamilton–Waterloo Problem for Hamiltonian Cycles and Cm‐Factors

ABSTRACT The Hamilton‐Waterloo problem asks for the existence of a 2‐factorization of the complete graph of odd order in which of the 2‐factors are isomorphic to a given 2‐factor , and of the 2‐factors are isomorphic to a given 2‐factor , with . We provide a complete constructive solution to this problem in the case when 2‐factors are either Hamiltonian cycles or consist of ‐cycles only, where is odd and .

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Journal of Combinatorial Designs
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2026-10-30
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcd.70045
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Advanced Graph Theory Research
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The Hamilton–Waterloo Problem for Hamiltonian Cycles and Cm‐Factors

Sibel Özkan, Mariusz Meszka
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The Hamilton–Waterloo Problem for Hamiltonian Cycles and Cm‐Factors

Sibel Özkan, Mariusz Meszka
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ABSTRACT The Hamilton‐Waterloo problem asks for the existence of a 2‐factorization of the complete graph of odd order in which of the 2‐factors are isomorphic to a given 2‐factor , and of the 2‐factors are isomorphic to a given 2‐factor , with . We provide a complete constructive solution to this problem in the case when 2‐factors are either Hamiltonian cycles or consist of ‐cycles only, where is odd and .

Journal of Combinatorial Designs
Gebze Technical University (TR), AGH University of Krakow (PL)
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu
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