Domination number in graphs with minimum degree two

A set D of vertices of a graph G = （V, E） is called a dominating set if every vertex of V not in D is adjacent to a vertex of D. In 1996, Reed proved that every graph of order n with minimum degree at least 3 has a dominating set of cardinality at most 3n/8. In this paper we generalize Reed＇s result. We show that every graph G of order n with minimum degree at least 2 has a dominating set of cardinality at most （3n ＋IV21）/8, where V2 denotes the set of vertices of degree 2 in G. As an application of the above result, we show that for k ≥ 1, the k-restricted domination number rk （G, γ） ≤ （3n＋5k）/8 for all graphs of order n with minimum degree at least 3.     

Independent Domination in Cubic Graphs

A set S of vertices in a graph G is an independent dominating set of G if S is an independent set and every vertex not in S is adjacent to a vertex in S. The independent domination number of G, denoted by , is the minimum cardinality of an independent dominating set. In this article, we show that if is a connected cubic graph of order n that does not have a subgraph isomorphic to K_{2, 3}, then . As a consequence of our main result, we deduce Reed's important result [Combin Probab Comput 5 (1996), 277–295] that if G is a cubic graph of order n, then , where denotes the domination number of G.     

The signed domatic number of some regular graphs

Let G be a finite and simple graph with vertex set V(G), and let f:V(G)→{−1,1} be a two-valued function. If ∑_x∈N[v]f(x)≥1 for each v∈V(G), where N[v] is the closed neighborhood of v, then f is a signed dominating function on G. A set {f₁,f₂,…,f_d} of signed dominating functions on G with the property that for each x∈V(G), is called a signed dominating family (of functions) on G. The maximum number of functions in a signed dominating family on G is the signed domatic number on G. In this paper, we investigate the signed domatic number of some circulant graphs and of the torus C_p×C_q.     

关于图的减控制与符号控制

给定一个图G=(V,E),一个函数f:V→{-1,0,1}被称为G的减控制函数,如果对任意v∈V(G)均有∑_μ∈N[v]f(μ)≥1。G的减控制数定义为γ^-(G)=min{∑_v∈Vf(v)|f是G的减控制函数}。图G的符号控制函数的正如减控制函数,差别是广{-1,0,1}换成{-1,1}。符号控制数γ_s(G)是类似的。本文获得γ^-G)和γ_s(G)的一些下界。同时也证明并推广了 Jean Dunbar等提出的一个猜想,即对任意 n阶 2部图 G,均有γ^-(G)≥ 4(n+1^1/2-1)-n成立。     

The circular chromatic number of series‐parallel graphs with large girth

It was proved by Hell and Zhu that, if G is a series‐parallel graph of girth at least 2⌊(3k − 1)/2⌋, then χ_c(G) ≤ 4k/(2k − 1). In this article, we prove that the girth requirement is sharp, i.e., for any k ≥ 2, there is a series‐parallel graph G of girth 2⌊(3k − 1)/2⌋ − 1 such that χ_c(G) > 4k/(2k − 1). © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Graph Theory 33: 185–198, 2000     

极大全控点临界图

图G的点集S如果满足:VG-S(或VG)中每个点相邻于S中的某个点(或而不是它本身),则称点集S是一个控制集(或全控制集).图G的所有控制集(或全控制集)中最小基数的控制集(或全控制集)中的点数,称为控制数(或全控数),记为γ(G)(或γt(G)).在这篇文章中我们特征化γt-临界图且满足γt(G)=n-Δ(G)的图特征,这回答了Goddard等人提出的一个问题.     

The ratio of the irredundance number and the domination number for block-cactus graphs

Let γ(G) and ir(G) denote the domination number and the irredundance number of a graph G, respectively. Allan and Laskar [Proc. 9th Southeast Conf. on Combin., Graph Theory & Comp. (1978) 43–56] and Bollobás and Cockayne [J. Graph Theory (1979) 241–249] proved independently that γ(G) < 2ir(G) for any graph G. For a tree T, Damaschke [Discrete Math. (1991) 101–104] obtained the sharper estimation 2γ(T) < 3ir(T). Extending Damaschke's result, Volkmann [Discrete Math. (1998) 221–228] proved that 2γ(G) ≤ 3ir(G) for any block graph G and for any graph G with cyclomatic number μ(G) ≤ 2. Volkmann also conjectured that 5γ(G) < 8ir(G) for any cactus graph. In this article we show that if G is a block-cactus graph having π(G) induced cycles of length 2 (mod 4), then γ(G)(5π(G) + 4) ≤ ir(G)(8π(G) + 6). This result implies the inequality 5γ(G) < 8ir(G) for a block-cactus graph G, thus proving the above conjecture. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Graph Theory 29: 139–149, 1998     

Lower bounds for the domination number and the total domination number of direct product graphs

A sharp lower bound for the domination number and the total domination number of the direct product of finitely many complete graphs is given: . Sharpness is established in the case when the factors are large enough in comparison to the number of factors. The main result gives a lower bound for the domination (and the total domination) number of the direct product of two arbitrary graphs: γ(G×H)≥γ(G)+γ(H)−1. Infinite families of graphs that attain the bound are presented. For these graphs it also holds that γ_t(G×H)=γ(G)+γ(H)−1. Some additional parallels with the total domination number are made.     

Acyclic edge colourings of graphs with large girth

An edge colouring of a graph G is called acyclic if it is proper and every cycle contains at least three colours. We show that for every , there exists a such that if G has maximum degree Δ and girth at least g then G admits an acyclic edge colouring with colours. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 50, 511–533, 2017     

Independent domination in subcubic graphs of girth at least six

A set $S$ of vertices in a graph $G$ is an independent dominating set of $G$ if $S$ is an independent set and every vertex not in $S$ is adjacent to a vertex in $S$. The independent domination number, $i\left(G\right)$, of $G$ is the minimum cardinality of an independent dominating set. In this paper, we extend the work of Henning, Löwenstein, and Rautenbach (2014) who proved that if $G$ is a bipartite, cubic graph of order $n$ and of girth at least $6$, then $i\left(G\right)\le \frac{4}{11}n$. We show that the bipartite condition can be relaxed, and prove that if $G$ is a cubic graph of order $n$ and of girth at least $6$, then $i\left(G\right)\le \frac{4}{11}n$.     

On Domination Number of 4-Regular Graphs

Let G be a simple graph. A subset S V is a dominating set of G, if for any vertex v V – S there exists a vertex u S such that uv E(G). The domination number, denoted by (G), is the minimum cardinality of a dominating set. In this paper we prove that if G is a 4-regular graph with order n, then (G) ⁴/₁₁ n     

On restricted domination in graphs

The k-restricted domination number of a graph G is the minimum number d _k such that for any subset U of k vertices of G, there is a dominating set in G including U and having at most d _k vertices. Some new upper bounds in terms of order and degrees for this number are found.      

Domination versus total domination in claw-free cubic graphs

A set S of vertices in a graph G is a dominating set if every vertex not in S is adjacent to a vertex in S. If, in addition, every vertex in S is adjacent to some other vertex in S, then S is a total dominating set. The domination number $\gamma (G)$ of G is the minimum cardinality of a dominating set in G, while the total domination number ${\gamma }_t(G)$ of G is the minimum cardinality of total dominating set in G. A claw-free graph is a graph that does not contain $K_{1,3}$ as an induced subgraph. Let G be a connected, claw-free, cubic graph of order n. We show that if we exclude two graphs, then $\frac{{\gamma }_t(G)}{\gamma (G)}\le \frac{12}{7}$, and this bound is best possible. In order to prove this result, we prove that if we exclude four graphs, then ${\gamma }_t(G)\le \frac{3}{7}n$, and this bound is best possible. These bounds improve previously best known results due to Favaron and Henning (2008) [7], Southey and Henning (2010) [19].     

The signed star domination numbers of the Cartesian product graphs

Let G be a graph with vertex set V(G) and edge set E(G). A function f:E(G)→{-1,1} is said to be a signed star dominating function of G if for every v∈V(G), where E_G(v)={uv∈E(G)|u∈V(G)}. The minimum of the values of , taken over all signed star dominating functions f on G, is called the signed star domination number of G and is denoted by γ_SS(G). In this paper, a sharp upper bound of γ_SS(G×H) is presented.     

Some Notes on Signed Edge Domination in Graphs

The closed neighborhood N_G[e] of an edge e in a graph G is the set consisting of e and of all edges having an end-vertex in common with e. Let f be a function on E(G), the edge set of G, into the set {−1, 1}. If for each e ∈ E(G), then f is called a signed edge dominating function of G. The signed edge domination number γ_s^′(G) of G is defined as . Recently, Xu proved that γ_s^′(G) ≥ |V(G)| − |E(G)| for all graphs G without isolated vertices. In this paper we first characterize all simple connected graphs G for which γ_s^′(G) = |V(G)| − |E(G)|. This answers Problem 4.2 of [4]. Then we classify all simple connected graphs G with precisely k cycles and γ_s^′(G) = 1 − k, 2 − k. A. Khodkar: Research supported by a Faculty Research Grant, University of West Georgia. Send offprint requests to: Abdollah Khodkar.