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=gVfp|fTrailsgpp0=pf

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 ccrcts classCircuits
1 vg setvarg
2 cvv classV
3 vf setvarf
4 vp setvarp
5 3 cv setvarf
6 ctrls classTrails
7 1 cv setvarg
8 7 6 cfv classTrailsg
9 4 cv setvarp
10 5 9 8 wbr wfffTrailsgp
11 cc0 class0
12 11 9 cfv classp0
13 chash class.
14 5 13 cfv classf
15 14 9 cfv classpf
16 12 15 wceq wffp0=pf
17 10 16 wa wfffTrailsgpp0=pf
18 17 3 4 copab classfp|fTrailsgpp0=pf
19 1 2 18 cmpt classgVfp|fTrailsgpp0=pf
20 0 19 wceq wffCircuits=gVfp|fTrailsgpp0=pf