Sparse Spanning $k$-Connected Subgraphs in Tournaments

Dong Yeap Kang, Jaehoon Kim, Younjin Kim, Geewon Suh
2017 SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics  
In 2009, Bang-Jensen asked whether there exists a function g(k) such that every strongly k-connected n-vertex tournament contains a strongly k-connected spanning subgraph with at most kn + g(k) arcs. In this paper, we answer the question by showing that every strongly k-connected n-vertex tournament contains a strongly k-connected spanning subgraph with at most kn + 750k^2(k+1) arcs.
doi:10.1137/16m1064805 fatcat:ccu4bc6g4rfrzh4fr5556n6zc4