22 research outputs found
On the Independent Domination Number of Regular Graphs
A set S of vertices in a graph G is an independent dominating set of G if S is an independent set and every vertex not in S is adjacent to a vertex in S. In this paper, we consider questions about independent domination in regular graphs
Bounds for the Number of Independent and Dominating Sets in Trees
In this work, we investigate bounds on the number of independent sets in a graph and its complement, along with the corresponding question for number of dominating sets. Nordhaus and Gaddum gave bounds on Ï(G)+Ï(G) and Ï(G) Ï(G), where G is any graph on n vertices and Ï(G) is the chromatic number of G. Nordhaus-Gaddum- type inequalities have been studied for many other graph invariants. In this work, we concentrate on i(G), the number of independent sets in G, and â(G), the number of dominating sets in G. We focus our attention on Nordhaus-Gaddum-type inequalities over trees on a fixed number of vertices. In particular, we give sharp upper and lower bounds on i(T )+ i(T ) where T is a tree on n vertices, improving bounds and proofs of Hu and Wei. We also give upper and lower bounds on i(G) + i(G) where G is a unicyclic graph on n vertices, again improving a result of Hu and Wei. Lastly, we investigate â(T )+ â(T ) where T is a tree on n vertices. We use a result of Wagner to give a lower bound and make a conjecture about an upper bound
Distances and Domination in Graphs
This book presents a compendium of the 10 articles published in the recent Special Issue âDistance and Domination in Graphsâ. The works appearing herein deal with several topics on graph theory that relate to the metric and dominating properties of graphs. The topics of the gathered publications deal with some new open lines of investigations that cover not only graphs, but also digraphs. Different variations in dominating sets or resolving sets are appearing, and a review on some networksâ curvatures is also present
A Linear Kernel for Planar Total Dominating Set
A total dominating set of a graph is a subset such
that every vertex in is adjacent to some vertex in . Finding a total
dominating set of minimum size is NP-hard on planar graphs and W[2]-complete on
general graphs when parameterized by the solution size. By the meta-theorem of
Bodlaender et al. [J. ACM, 2016], there exists a linear kernel for Total
Dominating Set on graphs of bounded genus. Nevertheless, it is not clear how
such a kernel can be effectively constructed, and how to obtain explicit
reduction rules with reasonably small constants. Following the approach of
Alber et al. [J. ACM, 2004], we provide an explicit kernel for Total Dominating
Set on planar graphs with at most vertices, where is the size of the
solution. This result complements several known constructive linear kernels on
planar graphs for other domination problems such as Dominating Set, Edge
Dominating Set, Efficient Dominating Set, Connected Dominating Set, or Red-Blue
Dominating Set.Comment: 33 pages, 13 figure
Advances in Discrete Applied Mathematics and Graph Theory
The present reprint contains twelve papers published in the Special Issue âAdvances in Discrete Applied Mathematics and Graph Theory, 2021â of the MDPI Mathematics journal, which cover a wide range of topics connected to the theory and applications of Graph Theory and Discrete Applied Mathematics. The focus of the majority of papers is on recent advances in graph theory and applications in chemical graph theory. In particular, the topics studied include bipartite and multipartite Ramsey numbers, graph coloring and chromatic numbers, several varieties of domination (Double Roman, Quasi-Total Roman, Total 3-Roman) and two graph indices of interest in chemical graph theory (Sombor index, generalized ABC index), as well as hyperspaces of graphs and local inclusive distance vertex irregular graphs
Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics
This book includes 15 articles published in the Special Issue "Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics" of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This Special Issue is devoted to original and significant contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics. The aim was to bring together research papers linking different areas of discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, as well as applications of discrete mathematics to other areas of science and technology. The Special Issue covers topics in discrete mathematics including (but not limited to) graph theory, cryptography, numerical semigroups, discrete optimization, algorithms, and complexity