Petersen theorem
Every finite , 3-regular (http://planetmath.org/Valency), 2-edge connected graph
has a complete matching.
Proof.
Using the notations from the Tutte theorem, we have to prove that for all the inequality
holds. There are at least edges running between and an odd component of : there cannot be one edge, since is 2-edge connected, and there also cannot be two edges, because three edges start from all vertices of an odd component, so the number of edges leaving an odd component is odd. Let be the number of all edges between and the odd components of . Now we have . But is 3-regular, thus . This gives .∎