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Quadratic leaves of maximal partial triple systems

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Every graph having vertex degrees zero and two satisfying the basic necessary conditions is the leave of a maximal partial triple system, with one exception (C 4C 5). The proof technique is direct, using the method of differences.

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Colbourn, C.J., Rosa, A. Quadratic leaves of maximal partial triple systems. Graphs and Combinatorics 2, 317–337 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01788106

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