On the vertex partitions of sparse graphs into an independent vertex set and a forest with bounded maximum degree

2018 ◽  
Vol 326 ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Min Chen ◽  
Weiqiang Yu ◽  
Weifan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Sparse Graphs ◽  
Independent Vertex ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Vertex Partitions

scholarly journals On the Strong Equitable Vertex 2-Arboricity of Complete Bipartite Graphs

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1778
Author(s):  
Fangyun Tao ◽  
Ting Jin ◽  
Yiyou Tu
Keyword(s):  
Upper Bound ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Equitable Partition ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Complete Bipartite Graphs

An equitable partition of a graph G is a partition of the vertex set of G such that the sizes of any two parts differ by at most one. The strong equitable vertexk-arboricity of G, denoted by vak≡(G), is the smallest integer t such that G can be equitably partitioned into t′ induced forests for every t′≥t, where the maximum degree of each induced forest is at most k. In this paper, we provide a general upper bound for va2≡(Kn,n). Exact values are obtained in some special cases.

scholarly journals Improper colouring of graphs with no odd clique minor

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-754
Author(s):  
Dong Yeap Kang ◽  
Sang-Il Oum
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Hadwiger's Conjecture ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Bounded Size ◽  
Hadwiger’S Conjecture

AbstractAs a strengthening of Hadwiger’s conjecture, Gerards and Seymour conjectured that every graph with no oddKtminor is (t− 1)-colourable. We prove two weaker variants of this conjecture. Firstly, we show that for eacht⩾ 2, every graph with no oddKtminor has a partition of its vertex set into 6t− 9 setsV1, …,V6t−9such that eachViinduces a subgraph of bounded maximum degree. Secondly, we prove that for eacht⩾ 2, every graph with no odd Kt minor has a partition of its vertex set into 10t−13 setsV1,…,V10t−13such that eachViinduces a subgraph with components of bounded size. The second theorem improves a result of Kawarabayashi (2008), which states that the vertex set can be partitioned into 496tsuch sets.

scholarly journals DELAUNAY AND DIAMOND TRIANGULATIONS CONTAIN SPANNERS OF BOUNDED DEGREE

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 119-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
PROSENJIT BOSE ◽  
MICHIEL SMID ◽  
DAMING XU
Keyword(s):  
Unit Disk ◽  
Delaunay Triangulation ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Time Algorithm ◽  
Connected Subgraph ◽  
Unit Disk Graph ◽  
Bounded Degree ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Range Of Values ◽  
Degree Bound

Given a triangulation G, whose vertex set V is a set of n points in the plane, and given a real number γ with 0 < γ < π, we design an O(n)-time algorithm that constructs a connected subgraph G' of G with vertex set V whose maximum degree is at most 14 + ⌈2π/γ⌉. If G is the Delaunay triangulation of V, and γ = 2π/3, we show that G' is a t-spanner of V (for some constant t) with maximum degree at most 17, thereby improving the previously best known degree bound of 23. If G is a triangulation satisfying the diamond property, then for a specific range of values of γ dependent on the angle of the diamonds, we show that G' is a t-spanner of V (for some constant t) whose maximum degree is bounded by a constant dependent on γ. If G is the graph consisting of all Delaunay edges of length at most 1, and γ = π/3, we show that a modified version of the algorithm produces a plane subgraph G' of the unit-disk graph which is a t-spanner (for some constant t) of the unit-disk graph of V, whose maximum degree is at most 20, thereby improving the previously best known degree bound of 25.

A note on the 2-rainbow bondage numbers in graphs

2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 1650013
Author(s):  
L. Asgharsharghi ◽  
S. M. Sheikholeslami ◽  
L. Volkmann
Keyword(s):  
Planar Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Minimum Weight ◽  
Domination Number ◽  
Minimum Cardinality ◽  
Bondage Number ◽  
Rainbow Domination ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Number Formula ◽  
Appl Math

A 2-rainbow dominating function (2RDF) of a graph [Formula: see text] is a function [Formula: see text] from the vertex set [Formula: see text] to the set of all subsets of the set [Formula: see text] such that for any vertex [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text], the condition [Formula: see text] is fulfilled. The weight of a 2RDF [Formula: see text] is the value [Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text]-rainbow domination number of a graph [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the minimum weight of a 2RDF of [Formula: see text]. The rainbow bondage number [Formula: see text] of a graph [Formula: see text] with maximum degree at least two is the minimum cardinality of all sets [Formula: see text] for which [Formula: see text]. Dehgardi, Sheikholeslami and Volkmann, [The [Formula: see text]-rainbow bondage number of a graph, Discrete Appl. Math. 174 (2014) 133–139] proved that the rainbow bondage number of a planar graph does not exceed 15. In this paper, we generalize their result for graphs which admit a [Formula: see text]-cell embedding on a surface with non-negative Euler characteristic.

A General Upper Bound on the List Chromatic Number of Locally Sparse Graphs

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
VAN H. VU
Keyword(s):  
Chromatic Number ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Present Author ◽  
Upper Bounds ◽  
Constant Factor ◽  
Chromatic Index ◽  
Sparse Graphs ◽  
Critical Graphs ◽  
Multiplicative Constant ◽  
List Chromatic Number

Suppose that G is a graph with maximum degree d(G) such that, for every vertex v in G, the neighbourhood of v contains at most d(G)2/f (f > 1) edges. We show that the list chromatic number of G is at most Kd(G)/log f, for some positive constant K. This result is sharp up to the multiplicative constant K and strengthens previous results by Kim [9], Johansson [7], Alon, Krivelevich and Sudakov [3], and the present author [18]. This also motivates several interesting questions.As an application, we derive several upper bounds for the strong (list) chromatic index of a graph, under various assumptions. These bounds extend earlier results by Faudree, Gyárfás, Schelp and Tuza [6] and Mahdian [13] and determine, up to a constant factor, the strong (list) chromatic index of a random graph. Another application is an extension of a result of Kostochka and Steibitz [10] concerning the structure of list critical graphs.

Decomposition of sparse graphs into two forests, one having bounded maximum degree

2010 ◽  
Vol 110 (20) ◽  
pp. 913-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mickael Montassier ◽  
André Raspaud ◽  
Xuding Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Sparse Graphs

scholarly journals The Minimum Merrifield–Simmons Index of Unicyclic Graphs with Diameter at Most Four

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Kun Zhao ◽  
Shangzhao Li ◽  
Shaojun Dai
Keyword(s):  
Unicyclic Graphs ◽  
Independent Vertex ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Vertex Sets

The Merrifield–Simmons index i G of a graph G is defined as the number of subsets of the vertex set, in which any two vertices are nonadjacent, i.e., the number of independent vertex sets of G . In this paper, we determine the minimum Merrifield–Simmons index of unicyclic graphs with n vertices and diameter at most four.

scholarly journals Near-Colorings: Non-Colorable Graphs and NP-Completeness

10.37236/3509 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Montassier ◽  
P. Ochem
Keyword(s):  
Planar Graph ◽  
Planar Graphs ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Fixed Integer ◽  
Np Completeness ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Np Complete

A graph $G$ is $(d_1,...,d_l)$-colorable if the vertex set of $G$ can be partitioned into subsets $V_1,\ldots ,V_l$ such that the graph $G[V_i]$ induced by the vertices of $V_i$ has maximum degree at most $d_i$ for all $1 \leq i \leq l$. In this paper, we focus on complexity aspects of such colorings when $l=2,3$. More precisely, we prove that, for any fixed integers $k,j,g$ with $(k,j) \neq (0,0)$ and $g\geq3$, either every planar graph with girth at least $g$ is $(k,j)$-colorable or it is NP-complete to determine whether a planar graph with girth at least $g$ is $(k,j)$-colorable. Also, for any fixed integer $k$, it is NP-complete to determine whether a planar graph that is either $(0,0,0)$-colorable or non-$(k,k,1)$-colorable is $(0,0,0)$-colorable. Additionally, we exhibit non-$(3,1)$-colorable planar graphs with girth 5 and non-$(2,0)$-colorable planar graphs with girth 7. 

scholarly journals The Degree-Diameter Problem for Sparse Graph Classes

10.37236/4313 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Pineda-Villavicencio ◽  
David R. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Constant Factor ◽  
Average Degree ◽  
Sparse Graph ◽  
Sparse Graphs ◽  
Graph Classes ◽  
Minor Free Graphs

The degree-diameter problem asks for the maximum number of vertices in a graph with maximum degree $\Delta$ and diameter $k$. For fixed $k$, the answer is $\Theta(\Delta^k)$. We consider the degree-diameter problem for particular classes of sparse graphs, and establish the following results. For graphs of bounded average degree the answer is $\Theta(\Delta^{k-1})$, and for graphs of bounded arboricity the answer is $\Theta(\Delta^{\lfloor k/2\rfloor})$, in both cases for fixed $k$. For graphs of given treewidth, we determine the maximum number of vertices up to a constant factor. Other precise bounds are given for graphs embeddable on a given surface and apex-minor-free graphs.

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