scholarly journals An upper bound on the domination number of a graph with minimum degree 2

2009 ◽  
Vol 309 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Frendrup ◽  
Michael A. Henning ◽  
Bert Randerath ◽  
Preben Dahl Vestergaard
2019 ◽  
Vol 270 ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rana Khoeilar ◽  
Hossein Karami ◽  
Mustapha Chellali ◽  
Seyed Mahmoud Sheikholeslami

10.37236/983 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Henning ◽  
Anders Yeo

A set $S$ of vertices in a graph $G$ is a total dominating set of $G$ if every vertex of $G$ is adjacent to some vertex in $S$. The minimum cardinality of a total dominating set of $G$ is the total domination number of $G$. Let $G$ be a connected graph of order $n$ with minimum degree at least two and with maximum degree at least three. We define a vertex as large if it has degree more than $2$ and we let ${\cal L}$ be the set of all large vertices of $G$. Let $P$ be any component of $G - {\cal L}$; it is a path. If $|P| \equiv 0 \, ( {\rm mod} \, 4)$ and either the two ends of $P$ are adjacent in $G$ to the same large vertex or the two ends of $P$ are adjacent to different, but adjacent, large vertices in $G$, we call $P$ a $0$-path. If $|P| \ge 5$ and $|P| \equiv 1 \, ( {\rm mod} \, 4)$ with the two ends of $P$ adjacent in $G$ to the same large vertex, we call $P$ a $1$-path. If $|P| \equiv 3 \, ( {\rm mod} \, 4)$, we call $P$ a $3$-path. For $i \in \{0,1,3\}$, we denote the number of $i$-paths in $G$ by $p_i$. We show that the total domination number of $G$ is at most $(n + p_0 + p_1 + p_3)/2$. This result generalizes a result shown in several manuscripts (see, for example, J. Graph Theory 46 (2004), 207–210) which states that if $G$ is a graph of order $n$ with minimum degree at least three, then the total domination of $G$ is at most $n/2$. It also generalizes a result by Lam and Wei stating that if $G$ is a graph of order $n$ with minimum degree at least two and with no degree-$2$ vertex adjacent to two other degree-$2$ vertices, then the total domination of $G$ is at most $n/2$.


10.37236/6531 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michitaka Furuya ◽  
Naoki Matsumoto

In [J. Graph Theory 13 (1989) 749—762], McCuaig and Shepherd gave an upper bound of the domination number for connected graphs with minimum degree at least two. In this paper, we propose a simple strategy which, together with the McCuaig-Shepherd theorem, gives a sharp upper bound of the domination number via the number of leaves. We also apply the same strategy to other domination-like invariants, and find a relationship between such invariants and the number of leaves.


10.37236/4497 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Csilla Bujtás

In the domination game, introduced by Brešar, Klavžar, and Rall in 2010, Dominator and Staller alternately select a vertex of a graph $G$. A move is legal if the selected vertex $v$ dominates at least one new vertex – that is, if we have a $u\in N[v]$ for which no vertex from $N[u]$ was chosen up to this point of the game. The game ends when no more legal moves can be made, and its length equals the number of vertices selected. The goal of Dominator is to minimize whilst that of Staller is to maximize the length of the game. The game domination number $\gamma_g(G)$ of $G$ is the length of the domination game in which Dominator starts and both players play optimally. In this paper we establish an upper bound on $\gamma_g(G)$ in terms of the minimum degree $\delta$ and the order $n$ of $G$. Our main result states that for every $\delta \ge 4$,$$\gamma_g(G)\le \frac{15\delta^4-28\delta^3-129\delta^2+354\delta-216}{45\delta^4-195\delta^3+174\delta^2+174\delta-216}\; n.$$Particularly, $\gamma_g(G) < 0.5139\; n$ holds for every graph of minimum degree 4, and $\gamma_g(G) < 0.4803\; n$ if the minimum degree is greater than 4. Additionally, we prove that $\gamma_g(G) < 0.5574\; n$ if $\delta=3$.


2009 ◽  
Vol 309 (5) ◽  
pp. 1142-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Kostochka ◽  
B.Y. Stodolsky

Author(s):  
Fairouz Beggas ◽  
Hamamache Kheddouci ◽  
Walid Marweni

In this paper, we introduce and study a new coloring problem of graphs called the double total dominator coloring. A double total dominator coloring of a graph [Formula: see text] with minimum degree at least 2 is a proper vertex coloring of [Formula: see text] such that each vertex has to dominate at least two color classes. The minimum number of colors among all double total dominator coloring of [Formula: see text] is called the double total dominator chromatic number, denoted by [Formula: see text]. Therefore, we establish the close relationship between the double total dominator chromatic number [Formula: see text] and the double total domination number [Formula: see text]. We prove the NP-completeness of the problem. We also examine the effects on [Formula: see text] when [Formula: see text] is modified by some operations. Finally, we discuss the [Formula: see text] number of square of trees by giving some bounds.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950004
Author(s):  
Michael A. Henning ◽  
Nader Jafari Rad

A subset [Formula: see text] of vertices in a hypergraph [Formula: see text] is a transversal if [Formula: see text] has a nonempty intersection with every edge of [Formula: see text]. The transversal number of [Formula: see text] is the minimum size of a transversal in [Formula: see text]. A subset [Formula: see text] of vertices in a graph [Formula: see text] with no isolated vertex, is a total dominating set if every vertex of [Formula: see text] is adjacent to a vertex of [Formula: see text]. The minimum cardinality of a total dominating set in [Formula: see text] is the total domination number of [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we obtain a new (improved) probabilistic upper bound for the transversal number of a hypergraph, and a new (improved) probabilistic upper bound for the total domination number of a graph.


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