Abstract

The author considers sets of fixed points of finite, simple, undirected, connected graphs with 1-factorizations. It is shown that the maximum number of fixed points of 1-factorizations of graphs with $2n$ vertices cannot exceed $n$. The number is specifically determined for complete graphs $K_2n$ for $n> 2$. As a partial converse: given a prime $p$ there are graphs with $2p$ vertices whose 1-factorizations have automorphisms with $p$ fixed points.

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