Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-crcts

Description: Define the set of all circuits (in an undirected graph).

According to Wikipedia ("Cycle (graph theory)", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_(graph_theory) , 3-Oct-2017): "A circuit can be a closed walk allowing repetitions of vertices but not edges"; according to Wikipedia ("Glossary of graph theory terms", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_graph_theory_terms, 3-Oct-2017): "A circuit may refer to ... a trail (a closed tour without repeated edges), ...".

Following Bollobas ("A trail whose endvertices coincide (a closed trail) is called a circuit.", see Definition of Bollobas p. 5.), a circuit is a closed trail without repeated edges. So the circuit is also represented by the following sequence: p(0) e(f(1)) p(1) e(f(2)) ... p(n-1) e(f(n)) p(n)=p(0). (Contributed by Alexander van der Vekens, 3-Oct-2017) (Revised by AV, 31-Jan-2021)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-crcts Circuits = g V f p | f Trails g p p 0 = p f

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 ccrcts class Circuits
1 vg setvar g
2 cvv class V
3 vf setvar f
4 vp setvar p
5 3 cv setvar f
6 ctrls class Trails
7 1 cv setvar g
8 7 6 cfv class Trails g
9 4 cv setvar p
10 5 9 8 wbr wff f Trails g p
11 cc0 class 0
12 11 9 cfv class p 0
13 chash class .
14 5 13 cfv class f
15 14 9 cfv class p f
16 12 15 wceq wff p 0 = p f
17 10 16 wa wff f Trails g p p 0 = p f
18 17 3 4 copab class f p | f Trails g p p 0 = p f
19 1 2 18 cmpt class g V f p | f Trails g p p 0 = p f
20 0 19 wceq wff Circuits = g V f p | f Trails g p p 0 = p f