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The branching graphs of polyhexes: Some elementary theorems, conjectures and open questions

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This paper presents a few novel results, and collects together what is known and conjectured about the branching graph of a polyhex.

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  1. Resource Use Institute, 14 Lower Oakfield, Perthshire PH16 5DS, Pitlochry, Scotland, UK

    Edward C. Kirby

  2. Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, PO Box 60, YU-3400 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia

    Ivan Gutman

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Kirby, E.C., Gutman, I. The branching graphs of polyhexes: Some elementary theorems, conjectures and open questions. J Math Chem 13, 359–374 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01165575

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