New upper bounds on linear coloring of planar graphs

A proper vertex coloring of a graph G is linear if the graph induced by the vertices of any two color classes is the union of vertex-disjoint paths. The linear chromatic number lc(G) of the graph G is the smallest number of colors in a linear coloring of G. In this paper, it is proved that every planar graph G with girth g and maximum degree Δ has(1)lc(G) ≤Δ 21 if Δ≥ 9; (2)lc(G) ≤「Δ/2」 + 7 ifg ≥ 5; (3) lc(G) ≤「Δ/2」 + 2 ifg ≥ 7 and Δ≥ 7.     

Cyclic coloring of plane graphs

Let G be a plane graph, and let χ_k(G) be the minimum number of colors to color the vertices of G so that every two of them which lie in the boundary of the same face of the size at most k, receive different colors. In 1966, Ore and Plummer proved that χ_k(G)2k for any k3. It is also known that χ₃(G)4 (Appel and Haken, 1976) and χ₄(G)6 (Borodin, 1984). The result in the present paper is: χ₅(G)9, χ₆(G)11, χ₇(G)12, and χ_k(G)2k − 3 if k8.     

Improved square coloring of planar graphs

Square coloring is a variant of graph coloring where vertices within distance two must receive different colors. When considering planar graphs, the most famous conjecture (Wegner, 1977) states that $\frac{3}{2}\mathrm{\Delta }+1$ colors are sufficient to square color every planar graph of maximum degree Δ. This conjecture has been proven asymptotically for graphs with large maximum degree. We consider here planar graphs with small maximum degree and show that $2\mathrm{\Delta }+7$ colors are sufficient, which improves the best known bounds when $6?\mathrm{\Delta }?31$.     

A note on list improper coloring of plane graphs

A list-assignment L to the vertices of G is an assignment of a set L(v) of colors to vertex v for every v∈V(G). An (L,d)^∗-coloring is a mapping ? that assigns a color ?(v)∈L(v) to each vertex v∈V(G) such that at most d neighbors of v receive color ?(v). A graph is called (k,d)^∗-choosable, if G admits an (L,d)^∗-coloring for every list assignment L with |L(v)|≥k for all v∈V(G). In this note, it is proved that every plane graph, which contains no 4-cycles and l-cycles for some l∈{8,9}, is (3,1)^∗-choosable.     

极大外平面图的星边染色

如果图G的一个正常边染色使得G中没有长为4的路或4-圈是2-边染色的,则称此染色是G的一个星边染色.对G进行星边染色所需的最少颜色数称为G的星边色数,记作x′s(G).该文证明了最大度为4的极大外平面图的星边色数等于6,对任一n(≥8)阶极大外平面图Gn,有6≤x′s(Gn)≤n-1成立,并且上界和下界都是可达的.     

Randomly coloring graphs with lower bounds on girth and maximum degree

We consider the problem of generating a random q‐coloring of a graph G = (V, E). We consider the simple Glauber Dynamics chain. We show that if the maximum degree Δ > c₁ln n and the girth g > c₂ln Δ (n = |V|) for sufficiently large c₁, c₂, then this chain mixes rapidly provided q/Δ > β, where β ≈ 1.763 is the root of β = e^1/β. For this class of graphs, this beats the 11Δ/6 bound of Vigoda 14 for general graphs. We extend the result to random graphs. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 23: 167–179, 2003     

哈密尔顿平面图最小平衡二部划分的上界

设$G（V,E）$是一个图,$V_{1},V_{2}$是$V$的一个二部划分,用$e（V_{1},V_{2}）$表示一条边的两个端点在不同划分里边的总数目,当$||V_{1}|-|V_{2}||leq 1$时,称$V_{1},V_{2}$是$V$的一个平衡二部划分。最小平衡二部划分是指寻找$G（V,E）$的一个平衡二部划分使得$e（V_{1},V_{2}）$最小。对于哈密尔顿平面图$G（V,E）$,研究了当Perfect-内部三角形最大边函数值与最小边函数值之差为$d$时,$e（V_{1},V_{2}）$最小值的上界与$d$之间的关系。     

围长至少为6的平面图的线性染色

如果图G的一个正常染色满足染任意两种颜色的顶点集合导出的子图是一些点不交的路的并,则称这个正常染色为图G的线性染色.图G的线性色数用lc(G)表示,是指G的所有线性染色中所用的最少颜色的个数.论文证明了对于每一个最大度为△(G)围长至少为6的平面图G有lc(G)≤「(Δ(G))/2]+3,并且当△(G)■{4,5,…,12}时, lc(G)≤「(Δ(G))/2」+2.     

Facial non‐repetitive edge‐coloring of plane graphs

A sequence r₁, r₂, …, r_2n such that r_i=r_{n+ i} for all 1≤i≤n is called a repetition. A sequence S is called non‐repetitive if no block (i.e. subsequence of consecutive terms of S) is a repetition. Let G be a graph whose edges are colored. A trail is called non‐repetitive if the sequence of colors of its edges is non‐repetitive. If G is a plane graph, a facial non‐repetitive edge‐coloring of G is an edge‐coloring such that any facial trail (i.e. a trail of consecutive edges on the boundary walk of a face) is non‐repetitive. We denote π′_f(G) the minimum number of colors of a facial non‐repetitive edge‐coloring of G. In this article, we show that π′_f(G)≤8 for any plane graph G. We also get better upper bounds for π′_f(G) in the cases when G is a tree, a plane triangulation, a simple 3‐connected plane graph, a hamiltonian plane graph, an outerplanar graph or a Halin graph. The bound 4 for trees is tight. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 66: 38–48, 2010     

Edge‐face coloring of plane graphs with maximum degree nine

An edge‐face coloring of a plane graph with edge set E and face set F is a coloring of the elements of E∪F so that adjacent or incident elements receive different colors. Borodin [Discrete Math 128(1–3):21–33, 1994] proved that every plane graph of maximum degree Δ?10 can be edge‐face colored with Δ + 1 colors. We extend Borodin's result to the case where Δ = 9. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 66:332‐346, 2011     

Random coloring evolution on graphs

In this short note we study how two colors, red and blue, painted on a given graph are evolved randomly according to a transition rule which aims to simulate how people influence each other. We shall also calculate the probability that the evolution will be trapped eventually using the martingale method.     

Legal coloring of graphs

The following computational problem was initiated by Manber and Tompa (22nd FOCS Conference, 1981): Given a graphG=(V, E) and a real functionf:V→R which is a proposed vertex coloring. Decide whetherf is a proper vertex coloring ofG. The elementary steps are taken to be linear comparisons. Lower bounds on the complexity of this problem are derived using the chromatic polynomial ofG. It is shown how geometric parameters of a space partition associated withG influence the complexity of this problem. Existing methods for analyzing such space partitions are suggested as a powerful tool for establishing lower bounds for a variety of computational problems.     

环面图上的一个Lebesgue型定理及其在线性染色中的应用

设c是图G的一个顶点染色, 如果c的任意两个色类都导出一个最大度至多为2的无圈子图,则称c为G的一个无圈染色. 我们首先证明了环面图上的一个Lebesgue 型定理, 作为其应用证明了对任一个围长不小于5 的环面图G, 除非△(G) = 4 而且G有一个子图H使得H的每一个面都是与三个3度点和二个4度点相关的5度面, H一定是(「(△(G))/2」+ 4)- 线性列表可染色的. 这一结果推广和改进了一些已知结论.