
Lovász and the reviewer proved that a connected graphic matroid M is the sum of two matroids of rank at least one if and only if M-e is disconnected for at least one element e. Cunningham generalized this for binary maroids. The present author gives a shorter proof for the general result, using geometric ideas of Mason and a theorem of Lucas on rank preserving weak maps.
geometric ideas, Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Theory and Mathematics, 2607 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, rank preserving weak maps, Geometry and Topology, general result, binary maroids, connected graphic matroid, sum of two matroids
geometric ideas, Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Theory and Mathematics, 2607 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, rank preserving weak maps, Geometry and Topology, general result, binary maroids, connected graphic matroid, sum of two matroids
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