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Domination parameters with number 2: Interrelations and algorithmic consequences
In this paper, we study the most basic domination invariants in graphs, in which number 2 is intrinsic part of their definitions. We classify them upon three criteria, two of which give the following previously studied invariants: the weak 2-domination number, γw2(G), the 2-domination number, γ2(G), the {2}-domination number, γ{2}(G), the double domination number, γ×2(G), the total {2}-domination number, γt{2}(G), and the total double domination number, γt×2(G), where G is a graph in which the corresponding invariant is well defined. The third criterion yields rainbow versions of the mentioned six parameters, one of which has already been well studied, and three other give new interesting parameters. Together with a special, extensively studied Roman domination, γR(G), and two classical parameters, the domination number, γ(G), and the total domination number, γt(G), we consider 13 domination invariants in graphs. In the main result of the paper we present sharp upper and lower bounds of each of the invariants in terms of every other invariant, a large majority of which are new results proven in this paper. As a consequence of the main theorem we obtain new complexity results regarding the existence of approximation algorithms for the studied invariants, matched with tight or almost tight inapproximability bounds, which hold even in the class of split graphs.Fil: Bonomo, Flavia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación; ArgentinaFil: Brešar, Boštjan. Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics; Eslovenia. University of Maribor; EsloveniaFil: Grippo, Luciano Norberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias; ArgentinaFil: Milanič, Martin. University of Primorska; EsloveniaFil: Safe, Martin Dario. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación; Argentin
Domination parameters with number 2: interrelations and algorithmic consequences
In this paper, we study the most basic domination invariants in graphs, in
which number 2 is intrinsic part of their definitions. We classify them upon
three criteria, two of which give the following previously studied invariants:
the weak -domination number, , the -domination number,
, the -domination number, , the double
domination number, , the total -domination number,
, and the total double domination number, , where is a graph in which a corresponding invariant is well
defined. The third criterion yields rainbow versions of the mentioned six
parameters, one of which has already been well studied, and three other give
new interesting parameters. Together with a special, extensively studied Roman
domination, , and two classical parameters, the domination number,
, and the total domination number, , we consider 13
domination invariants in graphs . In the main result of the paper we present
sharp upper and lower bounds of each of the invariants in terms of every other
invariant, large majority of which are new results proven in this paper. As a
consequence of the main theorem we obtain some complexity results for the
studied invariants, in particular regarding the existence of approximation
algorithms and inapproximability bounds.Comment: 45 pages, 4 tables, 7 figure
On the algorithmic complexity of twelve covering and independence parameters of graphs
The definitions of four previously studied parameters related to total coverings and total matchings of graphs can be restricted, thereby obtaining eight parameters related to covering and independence, each of which has been studied previously in some form. Here we survey briefly results concerning total coverings and total matchings of graphs, and consider the aforementioned 12 covering and independence parameters with regard to algorithmic complexity. We survey briefly known results for several graph classes, and obtain new NP-completeness results for the minimum total cover and maximum minimal total cover problems in planar graphs, the minimum maximal total matching problem in bipartite and chordal graphs, and the minimum independent dominating set problem in planar cubic graphs
Locating-total dominating sets in twin-free graphs: a conjecture
A total dominating set of a graph is a set of vertices of such
that every vertex of has a neighbor in . A locating-total dominating set
of is a total dominating set of with the additional property that
every two distinct vertices outside have distinct neighbors in ; that
is, for distinct vertices and outside , where denotes the open neighborhood of . A graph is twin-free if
every two distinct vertices have distinct open and closed neighborhoods. The
location-total domination number of , denoted , is the minimum
cardinality of a locating-total dominating set in . It is well-known that
every connected graph of order has a total dominating set of size at
most . We conjecture that if is a twin-free graph of order
with no isolated vertex, then . We prove the
conjecture for graphs without -cycles as a subgraph. We also prove that if
is a twin-free graph of order , then .Comment: 18 pages, 1 figur
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