Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Matemàtiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GAPCOMB - Geometric, Algebraic and Probabilistic Combinatorics
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UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Algebraic Combinatorics
We prove that the ribbon graph polynomial of a graph embedded in an orientable surface is irreducible if and only if the embedded graph is neither the disjoint union nor the join of embedded graphs. This result is analogous to the fact that the Tutte polynomial of a graph is irreducible if and only if the graph is connected and non-separable.
We prove that the ribbon graph polynomial of a graph embedded in an orientable surface is irreducible if and only if the embedded graph is neither the disjoint union nor the join of embedded graphs. This result is analogous to the fact that the Tutte polynomial of a graph is irreducible if and only if the graph is connected and non-separable.