Minimum Sum Coloring of P4-sparse graphs

In this paper, we study the Minimum Sum Coloring (MSC) problem on P₄-sparse graphs. In the MSC problem, we aim to assign natural numbers to vertices of a graph such that adjacent vertices get different numbers, and the sum of the numbers assigned to the vertices is minimum. First, we introduce the concept of maximal sequence associated with an optimal solution of the MSC problem of any graph. Next, based in such maximal sequences, we show that there is a large sub-family of P₄-sparse graphs for which the MSC problem can be solved in polynomial-time.     

Sum List Coloring Graphs

Let G=(V,E) be a graph with n vertices and e edges. The sum choice number of G is the smallest integer p such that there exist list sizes (f(v):v ∈ V) whose sum is p for which G has a proper coloring no matter which color lists of size f(v) are assigned to the vertices v. The sum choice number is bounded above by n+e. If the sum choice number of G equals n+e, then G is sum choice greedy. Complete graphs K_n are sum choice greedy as are trees. Based on a simple, but powerful, lemma we show that a graph each of whose blocks is sum choice greedy is also sum choice greedy. We also determine the sum choice number of K_2,n, and we show that every tree on n vertices can be obtained from K_n by consecutively deleting single edges where all intermediate graphs are sc-greedy.     

Sum List Coloring Block Graphs

A graph is f-choosable if for every collection of lists with list sizes specified by f there is a proper coloring using colors from the lists. We characterize f-choosable functions for block graphs (graphs in which each block is a clique, including trees and line graphs of trees). The sum choice number is the minimum over all choosable functions f of the sum of the sizes in f. The sum choice number of any graph is at most the number of vertices plus the number of edges. We show that this bound is tight for block graphs.Acknowledgments. Partially supported by a grant from the Reidler Foundation. The author would like to thank an anonymous referee for useful comments.     

Minimum Color Sum of Bipartite Graphs

The problem ofminimum color sumof a graph is to color the vertices of the graph such that the sum (average) of all assigned colors is minimum. Recently it was shown that in general graphs this problem cannot be approximated withinn^{1 − ε}, for any ε > 0, unlessNP = ZPP(Bar-Noyet al., Information and Computation140(1998), 183–202). In the same paper, a 9/8-approximation algorithm was presented for bipartite graphs. The hardness question for this problem on bipartite graphs was left open. In this paper we show that the minimum color sum problem for bipartite graphs admits no polynomial approximation scheme, unlessP = NP. The proof is byL-reducing the problem of finding the maximum independent set in a graph whose maximum degree is four to this problem. This result indicates clearly that the minimum color sum problem is much harder than the traditional coloring problem, which is trivially solvable in bipartite graphs. As for the approximation ratio, we make a further step toward finding the precise threshold. We present a polynomial 10/9-approximation algorithm. Our algorithm uses a flow procedure in addition to the maximum independent set procedure used in previous solutions.     

Neighbor Sum Distinguishing Total Coloring of Triangle Free IC-planar Graphs

A graph is IC-planar if it admits a drawing in the plane such that each edge is crossed at most once and two crossed edges share no common end-vertex.A proper total-k-coloring of G is called neighbor sum distinguishing if∑_c(u)≠∑_c(v)for each edge uv∈E(G),where∑_c(v)denote the sum of the color of a vertex v and the colors of edges incident with v.The least number k needed for such a total coloring of G,denoted byχ∑"is the neighbor sum distinguishing total chromatic number.Pilsniak and Wozniak conjecturedχ∑"(G)≤Δ(G)+3 for any simple graph with maximum degreeΔ(G).By using the famous Combinatorial Nullstellensatz,we prove that above conjecture holds for any triangle free IC-planar graph with△(G)≥7.Moreover,it holds for any triangle free planar graph withΔ(G)≥6.     

On Integral Sum Graphs

A graph G is said to be an integral sum graph if its nodes can be given a labeling f with distinct integers, so that for any two distinct nodes u and v of G, uv is an edge of G if and only if f(u)+f(v) = f(w) for some node w in G. A node of G is called a saturated node if it is adjacent to every other node of G. We show that any integral sum graph which is not K₃ has at most two saturated nodes. We determine the structure for all integral sum graphs with exactly two saturated nodes, and give an upper bound for the number of edges of a connected integral sum graph with no saturated nodes. We introduce a method of identification on constructing new connected integral sum graphs from given integral sum graphs with a saturated node. Moreover, we show that every graph is an induced subgraph of a connected integral sum graph. Miscellaneous relative results are also presented.     

Total Colorings of Graphs with Minimum Sum of Colors

The total chromatic sum of a graph is the minimum sum of colors (natural numbers) taken over all proper colorings of vertices and edges of a graph. We construct infinite families of graphs for which the minimum number of colors to achieve the total chromatic sum is larger than the total chromatic number.     

外平面图的全染色与列表全染色

本文证明了,如果G是满足条件Δ(G)≥4的外平面图,则x_T~L(G)=Δ(G) 1,同时对Δ(G)=3给出了XT(G)=Δ(G) 1的简短的新证明,从而蕴含Δ(G)≥3时,XT(G)=Δ(G) 1,其中XT(G)是G的点边全色数,x_T~L(G)是G的点边列表全色数。     

关于图的3-条件色数

For integers k0,r0,a(k,r)-coloring of a graph G is a proper k-coloring of the vertices such that every vertex of degree d is adjacent to vertices with at least min{d,r}diferent colors.The r-hued chromatic number,denoted byχr(G),is the smallest integer k for which a graph G has a(k,r)-coloring.Define a graph G is r-normal,ifχr(G)=χ(G).In this paper,we present two sufcient conditions for a graph to be 3-normal,and the best upper bound of 3-hued chromatic number of a certain families of graphs.     

关于图的一般邻点可区别边染色

给出了轮图W_n、扇图F_n、风车图K_2~t、图D_(m,4)、图D_(m,n)、齿轮图W_n的一般邻点可区别色指标.     

若干完全四部图的可区别正常边染色

给出了几类完全四部图的可区别正常边色数,讨论了当m,n,p,q分别满足不同的条件时,完全四部图中有两个最大度点相邻及没有最大度点相邻时的情况,且在这两种情况下分别有结果:X_a(K_(m,n,p,p))=X'_s(K_(m,n,p,p))和X'_a(K_(m,n,p,q))相似文献   

Linear Coloring of Planar Graphs Without 4-Cycles

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 G is the smallest number of colors in a linear coloring of G. In this paper, we prove that if G is a planar graph without 4-cycles, then lc ${(G)\le \lceil \frac {\Delta}2\rceil+8}$ , where Δ denotes the maximum degree of G.     

Halin-图的邻强边染色

图G(V,E)的正常κ-边染色f叫做图G(V,E)的κ-邻强边染色当且仅当任意uv∈E(G)满足f[u]≠f[v],其中,f[u]={f(uw)|uw∈E(G)},称f是G的κ-临强边染色,简记为κ-ASEC.并且x′_as(G)=min{k|κ-ASEC of G}叫做G(V,E)的邻强边色数.本文研究了△(G)≥5的Halin-图的邻强边色数.     

On the Total Coloring of Graphs Embeddable in Surfaces

The paper shows that any graph G with the maximum degree (G) 8, which is embeddable in a surface of Euler characteristic() 0, is totally ((G)+2)-colorable. In general, it is shownthat any graph G which is embeddable in a surface and satisfiesthe maximum degree (G) (20/9) (3–())+1 is totally ((G)+2)-colorable.     

圈的关联图的一般邻点可区别染色指标

给出了圈的关联图的一般邻点可区别色指标和一般邻点可区别全染色指标.     

On the Neighbor Sum Distinguishing Index of Planar Graphs

Let c be a proper edge coloring of a graph with integers . Then , while Vizing's theorem guarantees that we can take . On the course of investigating irregularities in graphs, it has been conjectured that with only slightly larger k, that is, , we could enforce an additional strong feature of c, namely that it attributes distinct sums of incident colors to adjacent vertices in G if only this graph has no isolated edges and is not isomorphic to C₅. We prove the conjecture is valid for planar graphs of sufficiently large maximum degree. In fact an even stronger statement holds, as the necessary number of colors stemming from the result of Vizing is proved to be sufficient for this family of graphs. Specifically, our main result states that every planar graph G of maximum degree at least 28, which contains no isolated edges admits a proper edge coloring such that for every edge of G.     

最大度不小于5的外平面图的邻强边染色

图G(V,E)的一k-正常边染色叫做k-邻强边染色当且仅当对任意uv∈E(G)有,f[u]≠f[v],其中f[u]={f(uw)|uw∈E(G)},f(uw)表示边uw的染色.并且x'as(G)=min{k|存在k-图G的邻强边染色}叫做图G的图的邻强边色数.本文证明了对最大度不小于5的外平面图有△≤x'as(G)≤△ 1,且x'as(G)=△ 1当且仅当存在相邻的最大度点.