A survey of repositories in graph theory Srinibas Swain,∗ C. Paul Bonnington,y Graham Farr,z Kerri Morganx June 24, 2020 Abstract Since the pioneering work of R. M. Foster in the 1930s, many graph repositories have been created to support research in graph theory. This survey reviews many of these graph repositories and summarises the scope and contents of each repository. We identify opportunities for the development of repositories that can be queried in more flexible ways. 1 Introduction The history of graph theory may be traced to 1736, when the Swiss mathe- matician Leonhard Euler solved the K¨onigsberg bridge problem [24]. In re- cent decades, graph theory has established itself as an important mathemat- ical tool in a wide variety of subjects, including computer science, electrical engineering, operational research, chemistry, genetics, linguistics, geogra- phy, sociology and architecture [50]. At the same time it has also become established as a sophisticated mathematical discipline in its own right. Readily available graph data may help graph theory researchers to de- velop insight and intuition. However generating and storing graph data is extremely challenging due to its large magnitude. The number of graphs arXiv:2006.12741v1 [math.CO] 23 Jun 2020 ∗
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