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CHAPTER 6.110COUNTING THE NUMBER OF SPANNING TREES IN THE STARFLOWER PLANAR MAPFigure 6.4: The star flower planar maps S 2,k and S 3,k6.4 An explicit formula for <strong>the</strong> <strong>number</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>spann<strong>in</strong>g</strong><strong>trees</strong> <strong>in</strong> S n,kNow, we derive <strong>the</strong> explicit formula for τ(S n,k ) <strong>the</strong> <strong>number</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>spann<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>trees</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> starflower planar map S n,k .Theorem 6.4.1 The <strong>number</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>spann<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>trees</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> star flower planar map S n,k (seeFigure. 6.3) is given by <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g formula:τ(S n,k ) = 2kn(k + 2) n−1 , n ≥ 2.Pro<strong>of</strong>: We cut a triangle as shown <strong>in</strong> Figure. 6.3, <strong>the</strong>n we obta<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> star flower planarmap S n−1,k after cutt<strong>in</strong>g (see Figure. 6.5):Figure 6.5: The star flower planar map S n,k after cutt<strong>in</strong>g

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