Neighbor sum distinguishing total colorings via the Combinatorial Nullstellensatz

Let G=(V,E)be a graph andφbe a total coloring of G by using the color set{1,2,...,k}.Let f(v)denote the sum of the color of the vertex v and the colors of all incident edges of v.We say thatφis neighbor sum distinguishing if for each edge uv∈E(G),f(u)=f(v).The smallest number k is called the neighbor sum distinguishing total chromatic number,denoted byχ′′nsd(G).Pil′sniak and Wo′zniak conjectured that for any graph G with at least two vertices,χ′′nsd(G)(G)+3.In this paper,by using the famous Combinatorial Nullstellensatz,we show thatχ′′nsd(G)2(G)+col(G)-1,where col(G)is the coloring number of G.Moreover,we prove this assertion in its list version.     

List neighbor sum distinguishing edge coloring of subcubic graphs

A proper $k$-edge-coloring of a graph with colors in $\{1,2,\dots ,k\}$ is neighbor sum distinguishing (or, NSD for short) if for any two adjacent vertices, the sums of the colors of the edges incident with each of them are distinct. Flandrin et al. conjectured that every connected graph with at least $6$ vertices has an NSD edge coloring with at most $\Delta +2$ colors. Huo et al. proved that every subcubic graph without isolated edges has an NSD $6$-edge-coloring. In this paper, we first prove a structural result about subcubic graphs by applying the decomposition theorem of Trotignon and Vu?kovi?, and then applying this structural result and the Combinatorial Nullstellensatz, we extend the NSD $6$-edge-coloring result to its list version and show that every subcubic graph without isolated edges has a list NSD $6$-edge-coloring.     

图的邻点全和可区别全染色

设f:V(G)∪E(G)→{1,2,…,k}是图G的一个正常k-全染色。令■其中N(x)={y∈V(G)|xy∈E(G)}。对任意的边uv∈E(C),若有Φ(u)≠Φ(v)成立,则称f是图G的一个邻点全和可区别k-全染色。图G的邻点全和可区别全染色中最小的颜色数k叫做G的邻点全和可区别全色数,记为f tndi∑(G)。本文确定了路、圈、星、轮、完全二部图、完全图以及树的邻点全和可区别全色数,同时猜想:简单图G(≠K2)的邻点全和可区别全色数不超过△(G)+2。     

A characterization for the neighbor-distinguishing total chromatic number of planar graphs with Δ=13

The neighbor-distinguishing total chromatic number ${\chi }_a^{\prime \prime }\left(G\right)$ of a graph $G$ is the smallest integer $k$ such that $G$ can be totally colored using $k$ colors with a condition that any two adjacent vertices have different sets of colors. In this paper, we give a sufficient and necessary condition for a planar graph $G$ with maximum degree 13 to have ${\chi }_a^{\prime \prime }\left(G\right)=14$ or ${\chi }_a^{\prime \prime }\left(G\right)=15$. Precisely, we show that if $G$ is a planar graph of maximum degree 13, then $14\le {\chi }_a^{\prime \prime }\left(G\right)\le 15$; and ${\chi }_a^{\prime \prime }\left(G\right)=15$ if and only if $G$ contains two adjacent 13-vertices.     

路的字典积的邻和可区别边染色

图G的正常[k]-边染色σ是指颜色集合为[k]={1,2,…,k}的G的一个正常边染色.用w_σ（x）表示顶点x关联边的颜色之和,即w_σ（x）=∑_e∋x σ（e）,并称w_σ（x）关于σ的权.图G的k-邻和可区别边染色是指相邻顶点具有不同权的正常[k]-边染色,最小的k值称为G的邻和可区别边色数,记为χ'_∑（G）.现得到了路P_n与简单连通图H的字典积P_n[H]的邻和可区别边色数的精确值,其中H分别为正则第一类图、路、完全图的补图.     

Neighbor sum distinguishing total colorings of graphs with bounded maximum average degree

A proper [h]-total coloring c of a graph G is a proper total coloring c of G using colors of the set [h]={1,2,...,h}.Letw(u) denote the sum of the color on a vertex u and colors on all the edges incident to u.For each edge uv∈E(G),if w(u)≠w(v),then we say the coloring c distinguishes adjacent vertices by sum and call it a neighbor sum distinguishing [h]-total coloring of G.By tndi(G),we denote the smallest value h in such a coloring of G.In this paper,we obtain that G is a graph with at least two vertices,if mad(G)3,then tndi∑(G)≤k+2 where k=max{Δ(G),5}.It partially con?rms the conjecture proposed by Pil′sniak and Wozniak.     

A fast algorithm for minimum weight odd circuits and cuts in planar graphs

We give a simple algorithm for finding a minimum weight odd circuit in planar graphs. By geometric duality, the same algorithm can be used to find minimum weight odd cuts. For general sparse graphs, the fastest known algorithms for these two problems take time and time, respectively.     

完全二部图K_(1,n),K_(2,n)和K_(3,n)的点强可区别全染色

设f是图G的一个正常全染色.对任意x∈V(G),令C(x)表示与点x相关联或相邻的元素的颜色以及点x的颜色所构成的集合.若对任意u,v∈V(G),u≠v,有C(u)≠C(v),则称.f是图G的一个点强可区别全染色,对一个图G进行点强可区别全染色所需的最少的颜色的数目称为G的点强可区别全色数,记为X_(vst)(G).讨论了完全二部图K_(1,n),K_(2,n)和L_(3,n)的点强可区别全色数,利用组合分析法,得到了当n≥3时,X_(vst)(K_(1,n)=n+1,当n≥4时,X_(vst)(K_(2,n)=n+2,当n≥5时,X_(vst)(K_(3,n))=n+2.     

On two generalizations of the Alon–Tarsi polynomial method

In a seminal paper (Alon and Tarsi, 1992 [6]), Alon and Tarsi have introduced an algebraic technique for proving upper bounds on the choice number of graphs (and thus, in particular, upper bounds on their chromatic number). The upper bound on the choice number of G obtained via their method, was later coined the Alon–Tarsi number of G and was denoted by AT(G) (see e.g. Jensen and Toft (1995) [20]). They have provided a combinatorial interpretation of this parameter in terms of the eulerian subdigraphs of an appropriate orientation of G. Their characterization can be restated as follows. Let D be an orientation of G. Assign a weight ωD(H) to every subdigraph H of D: if H⊆D is eulerian, then ωD(H)=(−1)^e(H), otherwise ωD(H)=0. Alon and Tarsi proved that AT(G)?k if and only if there exists an orientation D of G in which the out-degree of every vertex is strictly less than k, and moreover _∑H⊆DωD(H)≠0. Shortly afterwards (Alon, 1993 [3]), for the special case of line graphs of d-regular d-edge-colorable graphs, Alon gave another interpretation of AT(G), this time in terms of the signed d-colorings of the line graph. In this paper we generalize both results. The first characterization is generalized by showing that there is an infinite family of weight functions (which includes the one considered by Alon and Tarsi), each of which can be used to characterize AT(G). The second characterization is generalized to all graphs (in fact the result is even more general—in particular it applies to hypergraphs). We then use the second generalization to prove that χ(G)=ch(G)=AT(G) holds for certain families of graphs G. Some of these results generalize certain known choosability results.     

Remarks on the bondage number of planar graphs

The bondage number b(G) of a nonempty graph G is the cardinality of a smallest set of edges whose removal from G results in a graph with domination number greater than the domination number γ(G) of G. In 1998, J.E. Dunbar, T.W. Haynes, U. Teschner, and L. Volkmann posed the conjecture b(G)Δ(G)+1 for every nontrivial connected planar graph G. Two years later, L. Kang and J. Yuan proved b(G)8 for every connected planar graph G, and therefore, they confirmed the conjecture for Δ(G)7. In this paper we show that this conjecture is valid for all connected planar graphs of girth g(G)4 and maximum degree Δ(G)5 as well as for all not 3-regular graphs of girth g(G)5. Some further related results and open problems are also presented.