Existence of perfect matching with low weight

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Let $kge1$, and suppose that $G$ is a $k$-regular and $(k−1)$-edge-connected graph with an even number of vertices, and with edge weights $c:E(G)tomathbbR$.



I want to show that there is a perfect matching $M$ in $G$ with $c(M)le frac1kcdot c(E(G))$.



Edit: Below are my original thoughts on this problem which were shown to be wrong in the answers.



It would obviously suffice to show that there are $k$ pairwise-disjoint perfect matchings of $G$. Let's try to prove this by induction:



If $k=2$ then $G$ is a circle with an even number of vertices and the claim easily follows.



Now assume that $G$ is $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected. It easily follows from Tutte's Theorem that $G$ has a pefect matching $M$. Now it would be tempting to apply the inductive hypothesis to $G-M$. However while it is obvios that $G-M$ is $k$-regular it need not be $(k-1)$-edge-connected.



Here is an example of a $3$-regular, $2$-edge-connected graph $G$ with perfect matching (red) $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is not connected (i.e. $1$-edge-connected):



counterexample



But maybe we just picked the wrong matching. We could have also choosen the following one which works:



perfect matching



So it would duffice if every $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected graph $G$ with an even number of vertices contained a perfect matching $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is $(k-1)$-edge-connected? (Unfortunetly this turned out to be wrong as shown in the answers)










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    Let $kge1$, and suppose that $G$ is a $k$-regular and $(k−1)$-edge-connected graph with an even number of vertices, and with edge weights $c:E(G)tomathbbR$.



    I want to show that there is a perfect matching $M$ in $G$ with $c(M)le frac1kcdot c(E(G))$.



    Edit: Below are my original thoughts on this problem which were shown to be wrong in the answers.



    It would obviously suffice to show that there are $k$ pairwise-disjoint perfect matchings of $G$. Let's try to prove this by induction:



    If $k=2$ then $G$ is a circle with an even number of vertices and the claim easily follows.



    Now assume that $G$ is $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected. It easily follows from Tutte's Theorem that $G$ has a pefect matching $M$. Now it would be tempting to apply the inductive hypothesis to $G-M$. However while it is obvios that $G-M$ is $k$-regular it need not be $(k-1)$-edge-connected.



    Here is an example of a $3$-regular, $2$-edge-connected graph $G$ with perfect matching (red) $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is not connected (i.e. $1$-edge-connected):



    counterexample



    But maybe we just picked the wrong matching. We could have also choosen the following one which works:



    perfect matching



    So it would duffice if every $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected graph $G$ with an even number of vertices contained a perfect matching $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is $(k-1)$-edge-connected? (Unfortunetly this turned out to be wrong as shown in the answers)










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      Let $kge1$, and suppose that $G$ is a $k$-regular and $(k−1)$-edge-connected graph with an even number of vertices, and with edge weights $c:E(G)tomathbbR$.



      I want to show that there is a perfect matching $M$ in $G$ with $c(M)le frac1kcdot c(E(G))$.



      Edit: Below are my original thoughts on this problem which were shown to be wrong in the answers.



      It would obviously suffice to show that there are $k$ pairwise-disjoint perfect matchings of $G$. Let's try to prove this by induction:



      If $k=2$ then $G$ is a circle with an even number of vertices and the claim easily follows.



      Now assume that $G$ is $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected. It easily follows from Tutte's Theorem that $G$ has a pefect matching $M$. Now it would be tempting to apply the inductive hypothesis to $G-M$. However while it is obvios that $G-M$ is $k$-regular it need not be $(k-1)$-edge-connected.



      Here is an example of a $3$-regular, $2$-edge-connected graph $G$ with perfect matching (red) $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is not connected (i.e. $1$-edge-connected):



      counterexample



      But maybe we just picked the wrong matching. We could have also choosen the following one which works:



      perfect matching



      So it would duffice if every $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected graph $G$ with an even number of vertices contained a perfect matching $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is $(k-1)$-edge-connected? (Unfortunetly this turned out to be wrong as shown in the answers)










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      Let $kge1$, and suppose that $G$ is a $k$-regular and $(k−1)$-edge-connected graph with an even number of vertices, and with edge weights $c:E(G)tomathbbR$.



      I want to show that there is a perfect matching $M$ in $G$ with $c(M)le frac1kcdot c(E(G))$.



      Edit: Below are my original thoughts on this problem which were shown to be wrong in the answers.



      It would obviously suffice to show that there are $k$ pairwise-disjoint perfect matchings of $G$. Let's try to prove this by induction:



      If $k=2$ then $G$ is a circle with an even number of vertices and the claim easily follows.



      Now assume that $G$ is $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected. It easily follows from Tutte's Theorem that $G$ has a pefect matching $M$. Now it would be tempting to apply the inductive hypothesis to $G-M$. However while it is obvios that $G-M$ is $k$-regular it need not be $(k-1)$-edge-connected.



      Here is an example of a $3$-regular, $2$-edge-connected graph $G$ with perfect matching (red) $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is not connected (i.e. $1$-edge-connected):



      counterexample



      But maybe we just picked the wrong matching. We could have also choosen the following one which works:



      perfect matching



      So it would duffice if every $(k+1)$-regular and $k$-edge-connected graph $G$ with an even number of vertices contained a perfect matching $M$ s.t. $G-M$ is $(k-1)$-edge-connected? (Unfortunetly this turned out to be wrong as shown in the answers)







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          The Petersen graph is 3-regular and 2-edge-connected, but not Hamiltonian. Hence, removing any perfect matching results in a disconnected graph.



          To be clear, this means that the answer to your question is "no".






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            As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
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          The Petersen graph is 3-regular and 2-edge-connected, but not Hamiltonian. Hence, removing any perfect matching results in a disconnected graph.



          To be clear, this means that the answer to your question is "no".






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            As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
            – Misha Lavrov
            Oct 17 '17 at 3:13














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          The Petersen graph is 3-regular and 2-edge-connected, but not Hamiltonian. Hence, removing any perfect matching results in a disconnected graph.



          To be clear, this means that the answer to your question is "no".






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            As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
            – Misha Lavrov
            Oct 17 '17 at 3:13












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          The Petersen graph is 3-regular and 2-edge-connected, but not Hamiltonian. Hence, removing any perfect matching results in a disconnected graph.



          To be clear, this means that the answer to your question is "no".






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          The Petersen graph is 3-regular and 2-edge-connected, but not Hamiltonian. Hence, removing any perfect matching results in a disconnected graph.



          To be clear, this means that the answer to your question is "no".







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          answered Oct 17 '17 at 0:49









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            As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
            – Misha Lavrov
            Oct 17 '17 at 3:13












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            As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
            – Misha Lavrov
            Oct 17 '17 at 3:13







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          As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
          – Misha Lavrov
          Oct 17 '17 at 3:13




          As usual, any question beginning with "Does there exist a graph..." has an answer beginning with "The Petersen graph..."
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