系列平行图和Meredith图的关联着色

图的关联着色是从关联集到颜色集的一个映射,使得关联集中任何两个相邻的关联都具有不同的像.确定了Meredith图的关联色数,证明了对任意系列平行图都存在一个(Δ+2,2)-关联着色.     

联图的关联着色

图G的一个κ-关联着色是指从G的关联集I(G)到颜色集{1,2,…,κ}的一个映射,满足任意一对相邻的关联分配到不同的颜色.使得G有κ-关联着色的最小的数κ称为G的关联色数,记为X_i(G).研究了联图的关联着色,给出了G∨H的关联色数的一个上界,讨论了路与路,路与圈,圈与圈的联图的关联色数.     

图的关联色数和关联着色猜想

本文综述了图的关联着色的已有结果，证明了关联着色猜想对于完全3—部图和高度留成立，确定了路、圈、扇、轮和加边轮等特殊图类的关联色数．     

一些图的邻点可区别关联着色

在图的关联着色概念的基础上定义了图的邻点可区别关联着色及邻点可区别关联色数,研究了圈、完全二部图、Cm.Fn图的邻点可区别关联着色,并确定了它们的邻点可区别关联色数.     

高度图的关联色数

为了解决强边着色猜想,1993年,Brualdi和Massey（Discrete Math. (122)51-58)引入了关联着色概念,陈东灵等证明了对于△（G）=n-2的图G.inc(G)≤△(G) 2,其中n是G的阶数,本将进一步探讨在什么条件下,它的关联色数肯定是△（G） 1,又在什么条件下,肯定是△（G） 2。     

系列平行图的边面染色

一个平面图G的边面色数xef(G)是指对G的边和面进行染色所用最少的颜色数目,并同时使得相邻或相关联的两个元素间染不同颜色.若G是一个系列平行图,也就是不含K_4的剖分作为子图的平面图,则有Xef(G)≤max{7,△(G) 1};同时如果G还是2-连通的且△(G)>6,则有Xef(G)=△.     

图与其Mycielski图关联色数的关系

本文证明了对n阶图G,若其最大度△(G)的2倍不等于n,且G的关联色数等于△(G) 1,则M(G)的关联色数为△(M(G)) 1．同时还研究了树和完全二部图的Mycielski图的关联色数．文末提出了M(G)的关联色数猜想,其中M(G)为图G的Mycielski图．     

完全r-部图的均匀着色

A graph is equitably k-colorable if its vertices can be partitioned into k independent sets of as near equal sizes as possible. In this paper, we determine a sufficient and necessary condition for which a complete r-partite graph is equitably k-colorable. From this result, we can provide another way to prove some previous results.     

关于图的子着色

本文主要讨论了子色唯一图的结构，并给出了唯一k-子色图、最大子色图的边临界子色图的特征．     

路和圈上的卡氏乘积图的关联着色数(英文)

本文给出了路与路,路与圈的卡氏乘积图的关联着色数的完整刻画.对于圈与圈的卡氏乘积图的情形,也给出了其关联着色数的上界为乘积图的最大度加三,并且又给出了几类其关联着色数小于其最大度加三的圈与圈的卡氏乘积图类.     

List total colorings of series-parallel graphs

A total coloring of a graph G is a coloring of all elements of G, i.e., vertices and edges, in such a way that no two adjacent or incident elements receive the same color. Let L(x) be a set of colors assigned to each element x of G. Then a list total coloring of G is a total coloring such that each element x receives a color contained in L(x). The list total coloring problem asks whether G has a list total coloring. In this paper, we first show that the list total coloring problem is NP-complete even for series-parallel graphs. We then give a sufficient condition for a series-parallel graph to have a list total coloring, that is, we prove a theorem that any series-parallel graph G has a list total coloring if |L(v)|min{5,Δ+1} for each vertex v and |L(e)|max{5,d(v)+1,d(w)+1} for each edge e=vw, where Δ is the maximum degree of G and d(v) and d(w) are the degrees of the ends v and w of e, respectively. The theorem implies that any series-parallel graph G has a total coloring with Δ+1 colors if Δ4. We finally present a linear-time algorithm to find a list total coloring of a given series-parallel graph G if G satisfies the sufficient condition.     

Colouring series-parallel graphs

We establish a minimax formula for the chromatic index of series-parallel graphs; and also prove the correctness of a greedy algorithm for finding a vertex-colouring of a series-parallel graph.     

Boxicity of series-parallel graphs

We show that there exist series-parallel graphs with boxicity 3.     

Conditional colorings of graphs

For an integer r>0, a conditional(k,r)-coloring of a graph G is a proper k-coloring of the vertices of G such that every vertex of degree at least r in G will be adjacent to vertices with at least r different colors. The smallest integer k for which a graph G has a conditional (k,r)-coloring is the rth order conditional chromatic number χ_r(G). In this paper, the behavior and bounds of conditional chromatic number of a graph G are investigated.     

Consecutive colorings of graphs

In a simple graphG=(X.E) a positive integerc _i is associated with every nodei. We consider node colorings where nodei receives a setS(i) ofc _i consecutive colors andS(i)S(j)=Ø whenever nodesi andj are linked inG. Upper bounds on the minimum number of colors needed are derived. The case of perfect graphs is discussed.

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Zusammenfassung In einem schlichten GraphenG=(X, E) gibt man jedem Knotenpunkti einen positiven ganzzahligen Wertc _i. Wir betrachten Färbungen der Knotenpunkte, bei denen jeder Knotenpunkti eine MengeS(i) vonc _i konsekutiven Farben erhält mitS(i)S(j)=Ø wenn die Kante [i.j] existiert. Obere Grenzen für die minimale Anzahl der Farben solcher Färbungen werden hergeleitet. Der Fall der perfekten Graphen wird auch kurz diskutiert.

     

Nonrepetitive colorings of graphs

A coloring of the vertices of a graph G is nonrepetitive if there is no even path in G whose first half looks the same as the second half. This notion arose as an analogue of the famous nonrepetitive sequences of Thue. We consider here the list analogue and the game analogue of nonrepetitive colorings.     

Relative colorings of graphs

In this paper, the notion of relative chromatic number χ(G, H) for a pair of graphs G, H, with H a full subgraph of G, is formulated; namely, χ(G, H) is the minimum number of new colors needed to extend any coloring of H to a coloring of G. It is shown that the four color conjecture (4CC) is equivalent to the conjecture (R4CC) that χ(G, H) ≤ 4 for any (possibly empty) full subgraph H of a planar graph G and also to the conjecture (CR3CC) that χ(G, H) ≤ 3 if H is a connected and nonempty full subgraph of planar G. Finally, relative coloring theorems on surfaces other than the plane or sphere are proved.     

Adjacent strong edge colorings and total colorings of regular graphs

It is conjectured that χas(G) = χt(G) for every k-regular graph G with no C5 component (k 2). This conjecture is shown to be true for many classes of graphs, including: graphs of type 1; 2-regular, 3-regular and (|V (G)| - 2)-regular graphs; bipartite graphs; balanced complete multipartite graphs; k-cubes; and joins of two matchings or cycles.     

Acyclic edge colorings of planar graphs and seriesparallel graphs

A proper edge coloring of a graph G is called acyclic if there is no 2-colored cycle in G. The acyclic edge chromatic number of G, denoted by a′(G), is the least number of colors in an acyclic edge coloring of G. Alon et al. conjectured that a′(G) ⩽ Δ(G) + 2 for any graphs. For planar graphs G with girth g(G), we prove that a′(G) ⩽ max{2Δ(G) − 2, Δ(G) + 22} if g(G) ⩾ 3, a′(G) ⩽ Δ(G) + 2 if g(G) ⩾ 5, a′(G) ⩽ Δ(G) + 1 if g(G) ⩾ 7, and a′(G) = Δ(G) if g(G) ⩾ 16 and Δ(G) ⩾ 3. For series-parallel graphs G, we have a′(G) ⩽ Δ(G) + 1. This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10871119) and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Grant No. Y2008A20).     

Injective colorings of sparse graphs

Let denote the maximum average degree (over all subgraphs) of G and let χ_i(G) denote the injective chromatic number of G. We prove that if , then χ_i(G)≤Δ(G)+1; and if , then χ_i(G)=Δ(G). Suppose that G is a planar graph with girth g(G) and Δ(G)≥4. We prove that if g(G)≥9, then χ_i(G)≤Δ(G)+1; similarly, if g(G)≥13, then χ_i(G)=Δ(G).