Total colorings of circulant graphs

Author(s):  
J. Geetha ◽  
K. Somasundaram ◽  
Hung-Lin Fu

The total chromatic number [Formula: see text] is the least number of colors needed to color the vertices and edges of a graph [Formula: see text] such that no incident or adjacent elements (vertices or edges) receive the same color. Behzad and Vizing proposed a well-known total coloring conjecture (TCC): [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the maximum degree of [Formula: see text]. For the powers of cycles, Campos and de Mello proposed the following conjecture: Let [Formula: see text] denote the graphs of powers of cycles of order [Formula: see text] and length [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text]. Then, [Formula: see text] In this paper, we prove the Campos and de Mello’s conjecture for some classes of powers of cycles. Also, we prove the TCC for complement of powers of cycles.

Algorithms ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vignesh ◽  
J. Geetha ◽  
K. Somasundaram

A total coloring of a graph G is an assignment of colors to the elements of the graph G such that no two adjacent or incident elements receive the same color. The total chromatic number of a graph G, denoted by χ ′ ′ ( G ) , is the minimum number of colors that suffice in a total coloring. Behzad and Vizing conjectured that for any graph G, Δ ( G ) + 1 ≤ χ ′ ′ ( G ) ≤ Δ ( G ) + 2 , where Δ ( G ) is the maximum degree of G. In this paper, we prove the total coloring conjecture for certain classes of graphs of deleted lexicographic product, line graph and double graph.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850018
Author(s):  
Yafang Hu ◽  
Weifan Wang

A [Formula: see text]-distance vertex-distinguishing total coloring of a graph [Formula: see text] is a proper total coloring of [Formula: see text] such that any pair of vertices at distance [Formula: see text] have distinct sets of colors. The [Formula: see text]-distance vertex-distinguishing total chromatic number [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] is the minimum number of colors needed for a [Formula: see text]-distance vertex-distinguishing total coloring of [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we determine the [Formula: see text]-distance vertex-distinguishing total chromatic number of some graphs such as paths, cycles, wheels, trees, unicycle graphs, [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text]. We conjecture that every simple graph [Formula: see text] with maximum degree [Formula: see text] satisfies [Formula: see text].


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950014
Author(s):  
Radhakrishnan Vignesh ◽  
Jayabalan Geetha ◽  
Kanagasabapathi Somasundaram

A total coloring of a graph [Formula: see text] is an assignment of colors to the elements of the graph [Formula: see text] such that no adjacent vertices and edges receive the same color. The total chromatic number of a graph [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the minimum number of colors that suffice in a total coloring. Behzad and Vizing conjectured that for any simple graph [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the maximum degree of [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we prove the tight bound of the total coloring conjecture for the three types of corona products (vertex, edge and neighborhood) of graphs.


2011 ◽  
Vol 474-476 ◽  
pp. 2341-2345
Author(s):  
Zhi Wen Wang

A total coloring of a simple graph G is called adjacent vertex distinguishing if for any two adjacent and distinct vertices u and v in G, the set of colors assigned to the vertices and the edges incident to u differs from the set of colors assigned to the vertices and the edges incident to v. In this paper we shall prove the series-parallel graph with maximum degree 3 and the series-parallel graph whose the number of edges is the double of maximum degree minus 1 satisfy the adjacent vertex distinguishing total coloring conjecture.


2013 ◽  
Vol 475-476 ◽  
pp. 379-382
Author(s):  
Mu Chun Li ◽  
Shuang Li Wang ◽  
Li Li Wang

Using the analysis method and the function of constructing the Smarandachely adjacent vertex distinguishing E-total coloring function, the Smarandachely adjacent vertex distinguishing E-total coloring of join graphs are mainly discussed, and the Smarandachely adjacent vertex distinguishing E-total chromatic number of join graph are obtained. The Smarandachely adjacent vertex distinguishing E-total coloring conjecture is further validated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Xiaoping Liu

Let [Formula: see text] be a graph and [Formula: see text] be a positive integer. The [Formula: see text]-subdivision [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] is the graph obtained from [Formula: see text] by replacing each edge by a path of length [Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text]-power [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] is the graph with vertex set [Formula: see text] in which two vertices [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are adjacent if and only if the distance [Formula: see text] between [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] in [Formula: see text] is at most [Formula: see text]. Note that [Formula: see text] is the total graph [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text]. The chromatic number [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] is the minimum integer [Formula: see text] for which [Formula: see text] has a proper [Formula: see text]-coloring. The total chromatic number of [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the chromatic number of [Formula: see text]. Rosenfeld [On the total coloring of certain graphs, Israel J. Math. 9 (1971) 396–402] and independently, Vijayaditya [On total chromatic number of a graph, J. London Math. Soc. 2 (1971) 405–408] showed that for a subcubic graph [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]. In this note, we prove that for a subcubic graph [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text].


2015 ◽  
Vol Vol. 17 no. 1 (Graph Theory) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Brinkmann ◽  
Myriam Preissmann ◽  
Diana Sasaki

Graph Theory International audience A k-total-coloring of G is an assignment of k colors to the edges and vertices of G, so that adjacent and incident elements have different colors. The total chromatic number of G, denoted by χT(G), is the least k for which G has a k-total-coloring. It was proved by Rosenfeld that the total chromatic number of a cubic graph is either 4 or 5. Cubic graphs with χT = 4 are said to be Type 1, and cubic graphs with χT = 5 are said to be Type 2. Snarks are cyclically 4-edge-connected cubic graphs that do not allow a 3-edge-coloring. In 2003, Cavicchioli et al. asked for a Type 2 snark with girth at least 5. As neither Type 2 cubic graphs with girth at least 5 nor Type 2 snarks are known, this is taking two steps at once, and the two requirements of being a snark and having girth at least 5 should better be treated independently. In this paper we will show that the property of being a snark can be combined with being Type 2. We will give a construction that gives Type 2 snarks for each even vertex number n≥40. We will also give the result of a computer search showing that among all Type 2 cubic graphs on up to 32 vertices, all but three contain an induced chordless cycle of length 4. These three exceptions contain triangles. The question of the existence of a Type 2 cubic graph with girth at least 5 remains open.


Author(s):  
J. Veninstine Vivik ◽  
D. Dafik

The equitable total coloring of a graph $G$ is the different colors used to color all the vertices and edges of $G$, in the order that adjacent vertices and edges are assigned with least different $k$-colors and can be partitioned into colors sets which differ by maximum one. The minimum of $k$-colors required is known as the equitable total chromatic number. In this paper the splitting graph of Helm and Closed Helm graph is constructed and its equitable total chromatic number is acquired.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Enqiang Zhu ◽  
Yongsheng Rao

A total k-coloring of a graph is an assignment of k colors to its vertices and edges such that no two adjacent or incident elements receive the same color. The total coloring conjecture (TCC) states that every simple graph G has a total ΔG+2-coloring, where ΔG is the maximum degree of G. This conjecture has been confirmed for planar graphs with maximum degree at least 7 or at most 5, i.e., the only open case of TCC is that of maximum degree 6. It is known that every planar graph G of ΔG≥9 or ΔG∈7,8 with some restrictions has a total ΔG+1-coloring. In particular, in (Shen and Wang, 2009), the authors proved that every planar graph with maximum degree 6 and without 4-cycles has a total 7-coloring. In this paper, we improve this result by showing that every diamond-free and house-free planar graph of maximum degree 6 is totally 7-colorable if every 6-vertex is not incident with two adjacent four cycles or three cycles of size p,q,ℓ for some p,q,ℓ∈3,4,4,3,3,4.


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