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A polynomial algorithm for constructing the clique graph of a line graph. (English) Zbl 0592.05034
Summary: We will consider only finite, undirected, connected graphs without loops or multiple edges. A clique of graph G is a maximal complete subgraph of G. The clique graph K(G) of graph G is the intersection graph of the cliques of G. The line graph L(G) of graph G is the intersection graph of the edges of G. Thus, K(L(G)) is the clique graph of the line graph of G. This paper presents a five-step algorithm for constructing K(L(G)). As applications of the algorithm the results of two previous papers on K(L(G)) are subsumed as easy corollaries. Finally, additional corollaries are presented, including a description of $$K(L(K_ n))$$. This algorithm is on the order $$O(n^ 3)$$, whereas constructing the clique graph of a general graph is NP-complete.
##### MSC:
 05C35 Extremal problems in graph theory 05C99 Graph theory
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