Two-pebbling and odd-two-pebbling are not equivalent

Let $G$ be a connected graph. A configuration of pebbles assigns a nonnegative integer number of pebbles to each vertex of $G$. A move consists of removing two pebbles from one vertex and placing one pebble on an adjacent vertex. A configuration is solvable if any vertex can get at least one pebble through a sequence of moves. The pebbling number of $G$, denoted $\pi \left(G\right)$, is the smallest integer such that any configuration of $\pi \left(G\right)$ pebbles on $G$ is solvable. A graph has the two-pebbling property if after placing more than $2\pi \left(G\right)-q$ pebbles on $G$, where $q$ is the number of vertices with pebbles, there is a sequence of moves so that at least two pebbles can be placed on any vertex. A graph has the odd-two-pebbling property if after placing more than $2\pi \left(G\right)-r$ pebbles on $G$, where $r$ is the number of vertices with an odd number of pebbles, there is a sequence of moves so that at least two pebbles can be placed on any vertex. In this paper, we prove that the two-pebbling and odd-two-pebbling properties are not equivalent.     

星形图乘积的pebbling数

图 G的 pebbling数 f(G)是最小的整数 n,使得不论 n个 pebble如何放置在 G的顶点上 ,总可以通过一系列的 pebbling移动把一个 pebble移到任意一个顶点上 ,其中的 pebbling移动是从一个顶点上移走两个 pebble而把其中的一个移到与其相邻的一个顶点上 .设 K1,n为 n+1个顶点的星形图 .本文证明了 (n+2 )(m+2 )≥ f K1,n× K1,m)≥ (n+1) (m+1) +7,n>1,m>1.     

Pebbling in diameter two graphs and products of paths

Results regarding the pebbling number of various graphs are presented. We say a graph is of Class 0 if its pebbling number equals the number of its vertices. For diameter d we conjecture that every graph of sufficient connectivity is of Class 0. We verify the conjecture for d = 2 by characterizing those diameter two graphs of Class 0, extending results of Pachter, Snevily and Voxman. In fact we use this characterization to show that almost all graphs have Class 0. We also present a technical correction to Chung's alternate proof of a number theoretic result of Lemke and Kleitman via pebbling. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Graph Theory 25: 119–128, 1997     

Integral circulant graphs

In this note we characterize integral graphs among circulant graphs. It is conjectured that there are exactly 2^τ(n)-1 non-isomorphic integral circulant graphs on n vertices, where τ(n) is the number of divisors of n.     

Some colouring problems for Paley graphs

The Paley graph P_q, where is a prime power, is the graph with vertices the elements of the finite field F_q and an edge between x and y if and only if x-y is a non-zero square in F_q. This paper gives new results on some colouring problems for Paley graphs and related discussion.     

Pebbling numbers of some graphs

Chung defined a pebbling move on a graphG as the removal of two pebbles from one vertex and the addition of one pebble to an adjacent vertex. The pebbling number of a connected graphG, f(G), is the leastn such that any distribution ofn pebbles onG allows one pebble to be moved to any specified but arbitrary vertex by a sequence of pebbling moves. Graham conjectured that for any connected graphsG andH, f(G xH) ≤ f(G)f(H). In the present paper the pebbling numbers of the product of two fan graphs and the product of two wheel graphs are computed. As a corollary, Graham’s conjecture holds whenG andH are fan graphs or wheel graphs.     

The spum and sum-diameter of graphs: Labelings of sum graphs

A sum graph is a finite simple graph whose vertex set is labeled with distinct positive integers such that two vertices are adjacent if and only if the sum of their labels is itself another label. The spum of a graph G is the minimum difference between the largest and smallest labels in a sum graph consisting of G and the minimum number of additional isolated vertices necessary so that a sum graph labeling exists. We investigate the spum of various families of graphs, namely cycles, paths, and matchings. We introduce the sum-diameter, a modification of the definition of spum that omits the requirement that the number of additional isolated vertices in the sum graph is minimal, which we believe is a more natural quantity to study. We then provide asymptotically tight general bounds on both sides for the sum-diameter, and study its behavior under numerous binary graph operations as well as vertex and edge operations. Finally, we generalize the sum-diameter to hypergraphs.     

Maximum pebbling number of graphs of diameter three

Given a configuration of pebbles on the vertices of a graph G, a pebbling move consists of taking two pebbles off some vertex v and putting one of them back on a vertex adjacent to v. A graph is called pebbleable if for each vertex v there is a sequence of pebbling moves that would place at least one pebble on v. The pebbling number of a graph G is the smallest integer m such that G is pebbleable for every configuration of m pebbles on G. We prove that the pebbling number of a graph of diameter 3 on n vertices is no more than (3/2)n + O(1), and, by explicit construction, that the bound is sharp. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory     

广义友谊图乘积上的Graham pebbling猜想

连通图G的pebbling数f(G)是最小的正整数n,使得不管n个pebble如何放置在G的顶点上,总可以通过一系列的pebbling移动把一个pebble移到图G的任意一个顶点上.Graham猜测对于任意的连通图G和H有f(G×H)≤f(G)f(H).文中证明了当H为友谊图或广义友谊图,G是一个具有2-pebbling性质的图时,Graham猜想成立.作为一个推论,文中也证明了当G和H是友谊图或广义友谊图时,Graham猜想成立.     

Claw-free graphs. III. Circular interval graphs

Construct a graph as follows. Take a circle, and a collection of intervals from it, no three of which have union the entire circle; take a finite set of points V from the circle; and make a graph with vertex set V in which two vertices are adjacent if they both belong to one of the intervals. Such graphs are “long circular interval graphs,” and they form an important subclass of the class of all claw-free graphs. In this paper we characterize them by excluded induced subgraphs. This is a step towards the main goal of this series, to find a structural characterization of all claw-free graphs.This paper also gives an analysis of the connected claw-free graphs G with a clique the deletion of which disconnects G into two parts both with at least two vertices.     

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.

     

On coloring box graphs

We consider the chromatic number of a family of graphs we call box graphs, which arise from a box complex in n$n$-space. It is straightforward to show that any box graph in the plane has an admissible coloring with three colors, and that any box graph in n$n$-space has an admissible coloring with n+1$n+1$ colors. We show that for box graphs in n$n$-space, if the lengths of the boxes in the corresponding box complex take on no more than two values from the set {1,2,3}$\{1,2,3\}$, then the box graph is 3$3$-colorable, and for some graphs three colors are required. We also show that box graphs in 3-space which do not have cycles of length four (which we call “string complexes”) are 3$3$-colorable.     

Anticoloring and separation of graphs

An anticoloring of a graph is a coloring of some of the vertices, such that no two adjacent vertices are colored in distinct colors. The anticoloring problem seeks, roughly speaking, such colorings with many vertices colored in each color. We deal with the anticoloring problem for planar graphs and, using Lipton and Tarjan’s separation algorithm, provide an algorithm with some bound on the error. We also show that, to solve the anticoloring problem for general graphs, it suffices to solve it for connected graphs.     

OPTIMAL LABELLING OF UNIT INTERVAL GRAPHS

This paper shows that, for every unit interval graph, there is a labelling which is simultaneously optimal for the following seven graph labelling problems: bandwidth, cyclic bandwidth, profile, fill-in, cutwidth, modified cutwidth, and bandwidth sum(linear arrangement).     

Regular saturated graphs and sum-free sets

In a recent paper, Gerbner, Patkós, Tuza and Vizer studied regular F-saturated graphs. One of the essential questions is given F, for which n does a regular n-vertex F-saturated graph exist. They proved that for all sufficiently large n, there is a regular $K_3$-saturated graph with n vertices. We extend this result to both $K_4$ and $K_5$ and prove some partial results for larger complete graphs. Using a variation of sum-free sets from additive combinatorics, we prove that for all $k\ge 2$, there is a regular $C_{2k+1}$-saturated with n vertices for infinitely many n. Studying the sum-free sets that give rise to $C_{2k+1}$-saturated graphs is an interesting problem on its own and we state an open problem in this direction.     

Drawing c-planar biconnected clustered graphs

In a graph, a cluster is a set of vertices, and two clusters are said to be non-intersecting if they are disjoint or one of them is contained in the other. A clustered graph C consists of a graph G and a set of non-intersecting clusters. In this paper, we assume that C has a compound planar drawing and each cluster induces a biconnected subgraph. Then we show that such a clustered graph admits a drawing in the plane such that (i) edges are drawn as straight-line segments with no edge crossing and (ii) the boundary of the biconnected subgraph induced by each cluster is a convex polygon.