Multiplicities of edge subrings Original Research Article

For a bipartite graph G we are able to characterize the complete intersection property of the edge subring in terms of the multiplicity and we give optimal bounds for this number. We give a method to obtain a regular sequence for the atomic ideal of G, when G is embedded on an orientable surface. We also give a graph theoretical condition for the edge subring associated with G to be Gorenstein. Finally we give a formula for the multiplicity of edge subrings, of arbitrary simple graphs.