Size Ramsey numbers for some regular graphs

P. Erdös, R.J. Faudree, C.C. Rousseau and R.H. Schelp [P. Erdös, R.J. Faudree, C.C. Rousseau, R.H. Schelp, The size Ramsey number, Period. Math. Hungar. 9 (1978) 145-161] studied the asymptotic behaviour of for certain graphs G,H. In this paper there will be given a lower bound for the diagonal size Ramsey number of K_n,n,n. The result is a generalization of a theorem for K_n,n given by P. Erdös and C.C. Rousseau [P. Erdös, C.C. Rousseau, The size Ramsey numbers of a complete bipartite graph, Discrete Math. 113 (1993) 259-262].Moreover, an open question for bounds for size Ramsey number of each n-regular graph of order n+t for t>n−1 is posed.     

Multichromatic numbers,star chromatic numbers and Kneser graphs

We investigate the relation between the multichromatic number (discussed by Stahl and by Hilton, Rado and Scott) and the star chromatic number (introduced by Vince) of a graph. Denoting these by χ* and η*, the work of the above authors shows that χ*(G) = η*(G) if G is bipartite, an odd cycle or a complete graph. We show that χ*(G) ≤ η*(G) for any finite simple graph G. We consider the Kneser graphs , for which χ* = m/n and η*(G)/χ*(G) is unbounded above. We investigate particular classes of these graphs and show that η* = 3 and η* = 4; (n ≥ 1), and η* = m - 2; (m ≥ 4). © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Graph Theory 26: 137–145, 1997     

Linear Ramsey numbers of sparse graphs

The Ramsey number R(G₁,G₂) of two graphs G₁ and G₂ is the least integer p so that either a graph G of order p contains a copy of G₁ or its complement G^c contains a copy of G₂. In 1973, Burr and Erd?s offered a total of $25 for settling the conjecture that there is a constant c = c(d) so that R(G,G)≤ c|V(G)| for all d‐degenerate graphs G, i.e., the Ramsey numbers grow linearly for d‐degenerate graphs. We show in this paper that the Ramsey numbers grow linearly for degenerate graphs versus some sparser graphs, arrangeable graphs, and crowns for example. This implies that the Ramsey numbers grow linearly for degenerate graphs versus graphs with bounded maximum degree, planar graphs, or graphs without containing any topological minor of a fixed clique, etc. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory     

An upper bound for the competition numbers of graphs

A hole of a graph is an induced cycle of length at least 4. Kim (2005) [2] conjectured that the competition number k(G) is bounded by h(G)+1 for any graph G, where h(G) is the number of holes of G. In Lee et al. [3], it is proved that the conjecture is true for a graph whose holes are mutually edge-disjoint. In Li et al. (2009) [4], it is proved that the conjecture is true for a graph, all of whose holes are independent. In this paper, we prove that Kim’s conjecture is true for a graph G satisfying the following condition: for each hole C of G, there exists an edge which is contained only in C among all induced cycles of G.     

The competition numbers of complete tripartite graphs

For a graph G, it is known to be a hard problem to compute the competition number k(G) of the graph G in general. In this paper, we give an explicit formula for the competition numbers of complete tripartite graphs.     

两类图的符号控制数

图G的符号控制数γs(G)有着许多重要的应用背景,因而确定其精确值有重要意义.Cm表示m个顶点的圈,n-Cm和n·Cm分别表示恰有一条公共边或一个公共顶点的n个Cm的拷贝.给出了n-Cm和n·Cm的符号控制数.     

Star chromatic numbers of some planar graphs

The concept of the star chromatic number of a graph was introduced by Vince (A. Vince, Star chromatic number, J. Graph Theory 12 (1988), 551–559), which is a natural generalization of the chromatic number of a graph. This paper calculates the star chromatic numbers of three infinite families of planar graphs. More precisely, the first family of planar graphs has star chromatic numbers consisting of two alternating infinite decreasing sequences between 3 and 4; the second family of planar graphs has star chromatic numbers forming an infinite decreasing sequence between 3 and 4; and the third family of planar graphs has star chromatic number 7/2. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Graph Theory 27: 33–42, 1998     

Rank numbers of grid graphs

A ranking of a graph is a labeling of the vertices with positive integers such that any path between vertices of the same label contains a vertex of greater label. The rank number of a graph is the smallest possible number of labels in a ranking. We find rank numbers of the Möbius ladder, K_s×P_n, and P₃×P_n. We also find bounds for rank numbers of general grid graphs P_m×P_n.     

Triple intersection numbers for the Paley graphs

We give a tight bound for the triple intersection numbers of Paley graphs. In particular, we show that any three vertices have a common neighbor in Paley graphs of order larger than 25.     

Ramsey-minimal graphs for star-forests

It is shown that if G and H are star-forests with no single edge stars, then (G, H) is Ramsey-finite if and only if both G and H are single stars with an odd number of edges. Further (S_m ∪kS₁, S_n ∪tS₁) is Ramsey-finite when m and n are odd, where S_i denotes a star with i edges. In general, for G and H star-forests, (G∪kS₁, H∪tS₁) can be shown to be Ramsey-finite or Ramsey-infinite depending on the choice of G, H, k, and l with the general case unsettled. This disproves the conjecture given in [2] where it is suggested that the pair of graphs (L, M) is Ramsey-finite if and only if (1) either L or M is a matching, or (2) both L and M are star-forests of the type S_m ∪kS₁, m odd and k ? 0.