For a finite undirected graph G on n vertices some continuous optimization problems taken over the n-dimensional cube are presented and it is proved that their optimum values equal the independence number of G.
We analyze a minimum number of vertices of a complete graph that can be decomposed into one factor of diameter 2 and k factors of diameter at most 3. We find exact values for k ≤ 4 and the asymptotic value of the ratio of this number and k when k tends to infinity. We also find the asymptotic value of the ratio of the number of vertices of the smallest complete graph that can be decomposed into p factors of diameter 2 and k factors of diameter 3 and number k when p is fixed.
Let us call a G (H,k) graph vertex stable if it contains a subgraph H ever after removing any of its k vertices. By Q(H,k) we will denote the minimum size of an (H,k) vertex stable graph. In this paper, we are interested in finding Q(𝓒₃,k), Q(𝓒₄,k), $Q(K_{1,p},k)$ and Q(Kₛ,k).
Let us call a graph G(H;k) vertex stable if it contains a subgraph H after removing any of its k vertices. In this paper we are interested in finding the $(K_{n,n+1};1)$ (respectively $(K_{n,n};1)$) vertex stable graphs with minimum size.
For a finite undirected graph G on n vertices two continuous optimization problems taken over the n-dimensional cube are presented and it is proved that their optimum values equal the domination number γ of G. An efficient approximation method is developed and known upper bounds on γ are slightly improved.
A set D of vertices in a graph G = (V,E) is a dominating set of G if every vertex in V-D is adjacent to some vertex in D. The domination number γ(G) of G is the minimum cardinality of a dominating set. We define the cobondage number $b_c(G)$ of G to be the minimum cardinality among the sets of edges X ⊆ P₂(V) - E, where P₂(V) = {X ⊆ V:|X| = 2} such that γ(G+X) < γ(G). In this paper, the exact values of b_c(G) for some standard graphs are found and some bounds are obtained. Also, a Nordhaus-Gaddum type result is established.
For a hereditary property 𝓟 let $k_{𝓟}(G)$ denote the number of forbidden subgraphs contained in G. A graph G is said to be weakly 𝓟-saturated, if G has the property 𝓟 and there is a sequence of edges of G̅, say $e₁,e₂,...,e_l$, such that the chain of graphs $G = G₀ ⊂ G_0 + e₁ ⊂ G₁ + e₂ ⊂ ... ⊂ G_{l-1} + e_l = G_l = K_n(G_{i+1} = G_i + e_{i+1})$ has the following property: $k_{𝓟}(G_{i+1}) > k_{𝓟}(G_i)$, 0 ≤ i ≤ l-1. In this paper we shall investigate some properties of weakly saturated graphs. We will find upper bound for the minimum number of edges of weakly 𝓓ₖ-saturated graphs of order n. We shall determine the number wsat(n,𝓟) for some hereditary properties.
This paper contains a number of results in the theory of star partitions of graphs. We illustrate a variety of situations which can arise when the Reconstruction Theorem for graphs is used, considering in particular galaxy graphs - these are graphs in which every star set is independent. We discuss a recursive ordering of graphs based on the Reconstruction Theorem, and point out the significance of galaxy graphs in this connection.
In this paper, we introduce the notion of a variety of graphs closed under isomorphic images, subgraph identifications and induced subgraphs (induced connected subgraphs) firstly and next closed under isomorphic images, subgraph identifications, circuits and cliques. The structure of the corresponding lattices is investigated.
Let V₁, V₂ be a partition of the vertex set in a graph G, and let $γ_i$ denote the least number of vertices needed in G to dominate $V_i$. We prove that γ₁+γ₂ ≤ [4/5]|V(G)| for any graph without isolated vertices or edges, and that equality occurs precisely if G consists of disjoint 5-paths and edges between their centers. We also give upper and lower bounds on γ₁+γ₂ for graphs with minimum valency δ, and conjecture that γ₁+γ₂ ≤ [4/(δ+3)]|V(G)| for δ ≤ 5. As δ gets large, however, the largest possible value of (γ₁+γ₂)/|V(G)| is shown to grow with the order of (logδ)/(δ).
A dominating set D for a graph G is a subset of V(G) such that any vertex in V(G)-D has a neighbor in D, and a domination number γ(G) is the size of a minimum dominating set for G. For the Cartesian product G ⃞ H Vizing's conjecture [10] states that γ(G ⃞ H) ≥ γ(G)γ(H) for every pair of graphs G,H. In this paper we introduce a new concept which extends the ordinary domination of graphs, and prove that the conjecture holds when γ(G) = γ(H) = 3.
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For a subset S of edges in a connected graph G, S is a k-restricted edge cut if G − S is disconnected and every component of G − S has at least k vertices. The k-restricted edge connectivity of G, denoted by λk(G), is defined as the cardinality of a minimum k-restricted edge cut. Let ξk(G) = min{|[X, X̄]| : |X| = k, G[X] is connected}, where X̄ = V (G)\X. A graph G is super k-restricted edge connected if every minimum k-restricted edge cut of G isolates a component of order exactly k. Let k be a positive integer and let G be a graph of order ν ≥ 2k. In this paper, we show that if |N(u) ∩ N(v)| ≥ k +1 for all pairs u, v of nonadjacent vertices and [...] ξk(G)≤⌊ν2⌋+k $\xi _k (G) \le \left\lfloor {{\nu \over 2}} \right\rfloor + k$ , then G is super k-restricted edge connected.
For a given graph G and a sequence 𝓟₁, 𝓟₂,..., 𝓟ₙ of additive hereditary classes of graphs we define an acyclic (𝓟₁, 𝓟₂,...,Pₙ)-colouring of G as a partition (V₁, V₂,...,Vₙ) of the set V(G) of vertices which satisfies the following two conditions: 1. $G[V_i] ∈ 𝓟_i$ for i = 1,...,n, 2. for every pair i,j of distinct colours the subgraph induced in G by the set of edges uv such that $u ∈ V_i$ and $v ∈ V_j$ is acyclic. A class R = 𝓟₁ ⊙ 𝓟₂ ⊙ ... ⊙ 𝓟ₙ is defined as the set of the graphs having an acyclic (𝓟₁, 𝓟₂,...,Pₙ)-colouring. If 𝓟 ⊆ R, then we say that R is an acyclic reducible bound for 𝓟. In this paper we present acyclic reducible bounds for the class of outerplanar graphs.
For a 3-connected planar graph G with circumference c ≥ 44 it is proved that G has a cycle of length at least (1/36)c+(20/3) through any four vertices of G.
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We study the properties of the graph of a totally geodesic foliation. We limit our considerations to basic properties of the graph, and from them we derive several interesting corollaries on the structure of leaves.
An infinite class of counterexamples is given to a conjecture of Dahme et al. [1] concerning the minimum size of a dominating vertex set that contains at least a prescribed proportion of the neighbors of each vertex not belonging to the set.
A set S is an offensive alliance if for every vertex v in its boundary N(S)- S it holds that the majority of vertices in v's closed neighbourhood are in S. The offensive alliance number is the minimum cardinality of an offensive alliance. In this paper we explore the bounds on the offensive alliance and the strong offensive alliance numbers (where a strict majority is required). In particular, we show that the offensive alliance number is at most 2/3 the order and the strong offensive alliance number is at most 5/6 the order.
If a graph is connected then the largest eigenvalue (i.e., index) generally changes (decreases or increases) if some local modifications are performed. In this paper two types of modifications are considered: (i) for a fixed vertex, t edges incident with it are deleted, while s new edges incident with it are inserted; (ii) for two non-adjacent vertices, t edges incident with one vertex are deleted, while s new edges incident with the other vertex are inserted. Within each case, we provide lower and upper bounds for the indices of the modified graphs, and then give some sufficient conditions for the index to decrease or increase when a graph is modified as above.
A graph G is said to be H-saturated if G is H-free i.e., (G has no subgraph isomorphic to H) and adding any new edge to G creates a copy of H in G. In 1986 L. Kászonyi and Zs. Tuza considered the following problem: for given m and n find the minimum size sat(n;Pₘ) of Pₘ-saturated graph of order n. They gave the number sat(n;Pₘ) for n big enough. We deal with similar problem for bipartite graphs.
In this paper, we determine the graph with maximal signless Laplacian spectral radius among all connected graphs with fixed order and given number of cut vertices.
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