scholarly journals Some Partial Results on Linial's Conjecture for Matching-Spine Digraphs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jadder Bismarck de Sousa Cruz ◽  
Cândida Nunes da Silva ◽  
Orlando Lee
Keyword(s):  
Positive Integer ◽  
Optimal Path ◽  
Disjoint Paths ◽  
Stable Sets ◽  
Maximum Weight ◽  
Hamilton Path ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Path Partition

Let $k$ be a positive integer. A \emph{partial $k$-coloring} of a digraph $D$ is a set $\calC$ of $k$ disjoint stable sets and has \emph{weight} defined as $\sum_{C \in \calC} |C|$. An \emph{optimal} $k$-coloring is a $k$-coloring of maximum weight. A \emph{path partition} of a digraph $D$ is a set $\calP$ of disjoint paths of $D$ that covers its vertex set and has \emph{$k$-norm} defined as $\sum_{P \in \mathcal{P}} \min\{|P|,k\}$. A path partition $\calP$ is \emph{$k$-optimal} if it has minimum $k$-norm. A digraph $D$ is \emph{matching-spine} if its vertex set can be partitioned into sets $X$ and $Y$, such that $D[X]$ has a Hamilton path and the arc set of $D[Y]$ is a matching. Linial (1981) conjectured that the $k$-norm of a $k$-optimal path partition of a digraph is at most the weight of an optimal partial $k$-coloring. We present some partial results on this conjecture for matching-spine digraphs.

Partitioning a graph into vertex-disjoint paths

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-294
Author(s):  
Jianping Li ◽  
George Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Positive Integer ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Simple Graph ◽  
Disjoint Paths ◽  
Extremal Graphs ◽  
Hamilton Path ◽  
Vertex Disjoint ◽  
Positive Integers

Let G=(V,E) be a simple graph of order n. We consider the problem of partitioning G into vertex-disjoint paths. We obtain the following new results: (i) For any positive integer k, if dG(x)+dG(y) = n-k-1 for every pair x, y of nonadjacent vertices in  G, then G can be partitioned into k vertex-disjoint paths, unless G belongs to certain classes of extremal graphs which we characterize; (ii) For the case k=2, we strengthen our result by showing that for any two positive integers p1 and p2 satisfying n= p1+ p2,if dG(x)+dG(y) = n-3  for every pair x, y of nonadjacent vertices in G and G does not belong to classes of exceptional graphs we define, then G can be partitioned into two vertex-disjoint paths  P1 and P2 of order p1 and p2,  respectively. These results are generalizations of some classical results of Dirac and Ore, and also lead to new sufficient conditions for the existence of a Hamilton path in a graph.

scholarly journals Linial’s Conjecture for Arc-spine Digraphs

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Rigo Yoshimura ◽  
Maycon Sambinelli ◽  
Cândida Nunes da Silva ◽  
Orlando Lee
Keyword(s):  
Positive Integer ◽  
Stable Set ◽  
Stable Sets ◽  
Directed Paths ◽  
Path Partition

A path partition P of a digraph D is a collection of directed paths such that every vertex belongs to precisely one path. Given a positive integer k, the k-norm of a path partition P of D is defined as Sum (p in P) min{|p_i|, k}. A path partition of a minimum k-norm is called k-optimal and its k-norm is denoted by π_k(D). A stable set of a digraph D is a subset of pairwise non-adjacentvertices of V(D). Given a positive integer k, we denote by alpha_k(D) the largest set of vertices of D that can be decomposed into k disjoint stable sets of D. In 1981, Linial conjectured that pi_k(D) ≤ alpha_k(D) for every digraph. We say that a digraph D is arc-spine if V(D) can be partitioned into two sets X and Y where X is traceable and Y contains at most one arc in A(D). In this paper we show the validity of Linial’s Conjecture for arc-spine digraphs.

scholarly journals Cycle partitions of regular graphs

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Vytautas Gruslys ◽  
Shoham Letzter
Keyword(s):  
Regular Graph ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Disjoint Paths ◽  
Regular Graphs ◽  
Simple Construction ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Vertex Disjoint

Abstract Magnant and Martin conjectured that the vertex set of any d-regular graph G on n vertices can be partitioned into $n / (d+1)$ paths (there exists a simple construction showing that this bound would be best possible). We prove this conjecture when $d = \Omega(n)$ , improving a result of Han, who showed that in this range almost all vertices of G can be covered by $n / (d+1) + 1$ vertex-disjoint paths. In fact our proof gives a partition of V(G) into cycles. We also show that, if $d = \Omega(n)$ and G is bipartite, then V(G) can be partitioned into n/(2d) paths (this bound is tight for bipartite graphs).

scholarly journals On Structural Parameterizations of the Edge Disjoint Paths Problem

Algorithmica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ganian ◽  
Sebastian Ordyniak ◽  
M. S. Ramanujan
Keyword(s):  
Polynomial Time ◽  
Disjoint Paths ◽  
Structural Parameter ◽  
Input Graph ◽  
Feedback Vertex Set ◽  
Fpt Algorithms ◽  
Edge Disjoint ◽  
Fpt Algorithm ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Terminal Pair

AbstractIn this paper we revisit the classical edge disjoint paths (EDP) problem, where one is given an undirected graph G and a set of terminal pairs P and asks whether G contains a set of pairwise edge-disjoint paths connecting every terminal pair in P. Our focus lies on structural parameterizations for the problem that allow for efficient (polynomial-time or FPT) algorithms. As our first result, we answer an open question stated in Fleszar et al. (Proceedings of the ESA, 2016), by showing that the problem can be solved in polynomial time if the input graph has a feedback vertex set of size one. We also show that EDP parameterized by the treewidth and the maximum degree of the input graph is fixed-parameter tractable. Having developed two novel algorithms for EDP using structural restrictions on the input graph, we then turn our attention towards the augmented graph, i.e., the graph obtained from the input graph after adding one edge between every terminal pair. In constrast to the input graph, where EDP is known to remain -hard even for treewidth two, a result by Zhou et al. (Algorithmica 26(1):3--30, 2000) shows that EDP can be solved in non-uniform polynomial time if the augmented graph has constant treewidth; we note that the possible improvement of this result to an FPT-algorithm has remained open since then. We show that this is highly unlikely by establishing the [1]-hardness of the problem parameterized by the treewidth (and even feedback vertex set) of the augmented graph. Finally, we develop an FPT-algorithm for EDP by exploiting a novel structural parameter of the augmented graph.

scholarly journals Bipartite graphs with close domination and k-domination numbers

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 873-885
Author(s):  
Gülnaz Boruzanlı Ekinci ◽  
Csilla Bujtás
Keyword(s):  
Positive Integer ◽  
Dominating Set ◽  
Domination Number ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Minimum Cardinality ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
The Given

Abstract Let k be a positive integer and let G be a graph with vertex set V(G) . A subset D\subseteq V(G) is a k -dominating set if every vertex outside D is adjacent to at least k vertices in D . The k -domination number {\gamma }_{k}(G) is the minimum cardinality of a k -dominating set in G . For any graph G , we know that {\gamma }_{k}(G)\ge \gamma (G)+k-2 where \text{Δ}(G)\ge k\ge 2 and this bound is sharp for every k\ge 2 . In this paper, we characterize bipartite graphs satisfying the equality for k\ge 3 and present a necessary and sufficient condition for a bipartite graph to satisfy the equality hereditarily when k=3 . We also prove that the problem of deciding whether a graph satisfies the given equality is NP-hard in general.

scholarly journals Linial's Dual Conjecture for Path-Spine Digraphs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinícius De Souza Carvalho ◽  
Cândida Nunes Da Silva ◽  
Orlando Lee
Keyword(s):  
Stable Sets ◽  
Hamilton Path ◽  
Directed Paths ◽  
Vertex Disjoint ◽  
Single Path

 Given a digraph D, a coloring 𝒞 of D is a partition of V(D) into stable sets. The k-norm of 𝒞 is defined as ΣC∈𝒞 min{|C|, k}. A coloring of D with minimum k-norm has its k-norm noted by χk(D). A (path)-k-pack of a digraph D is a set of k vertex-disjoint (directed) paths of D. The weight of a k-pack is the number of vertices covered by the k-pack. We denote by λk(D) the weight of a maximum k-pack. Linial conjectured that χk(D) ≤ λk(D) for every digraph. Such conjecture remains open, but has been proved for some classes of digraphs. We prove the conjecture for path-spine digraphs, defined as follows. A digraph D is path-spine if there exists a partition {X, Y} of V(D) such that D[X] has a Hamilton path and every arc in D[Y] belongs to a single path Q. 

scholarly journals On Total Vertex Irregularity Strength of Hexagonal Cluster Graphs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nurdin Hinding ◽  
Hye Kyung Kim ◽  
Nurtiti Sunusi ◽  
Riskawati Mise
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Positive Integer ◽  
Simple Graph ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Cluster Graph ◽  
Cluster Graphs ◽  
Irregularity Strength

For a simple graph G with a vertex set V G and an edge set E G , a labeling f : V G ∪ ​ E G ⟶ 1,2 , ⋯ , k is called a vertex irregular total k − labeling of G if for any two different vertices x and y in V G we have w t x ≠ w t y where w t x = f x + ∑ u ∈ V G f x u . The smallest positive integer k such that G has a vertex irregular total k − labeling is called the total vertex irregularity strength of G , denoted by tvs G . The lower bound of tvs G for any graph G have been found by Baca et. al. In this paper, we determined the exact value of the total vertex irregularity strength of the hexagonal cluster graph on n cluster for n ≥ 2 . Moreover, we show that the total vertex irregularity strength of the hexagonal cluster graph on n cluster is 3 n 2 + 1 / 2 .

scholarly journals VERY WELL-COVERED GRAPHS OF GIRTH AT LEAST FOUR AND LOCAL MAXIMUM STABLE SET GREEDOIDS

2011 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
VADIM E. LEVIT ◽  
EUGEN MANDRESCU
Keyword(s):  
Perfect Matching ◽  
Local Maximum ◽  
Stable Set ◽  
Stable Sets ◽  
Maximum Cardinality ◽  
Math Program ◽  
The Family ◽  
Maximum Stable Set ◽  
Vertex Set ◽  
Appl Math

A maximum stable set in a graph G is a stable set of maximum cardinality. S is a local maximum stable set of G, and we write S ∈ Ψ(G), if S is a maximum stable set of the subgraph induced by S ∪ N(S), where N(S) is the neighborhood of S. Nemhauser and Trotter Jr. [Vertex packings: structural properties and algorithms, Math. Program.8 (1975) 232–248], proved that any S ∈ Ψ(G) is a subset of a maximum stable set of G. In [Levit and Mandrescu, A new greedoid: the family of local maximum stable sets of a forest, Discrete Appl. Math.124 (2002) 91–101] we have shown that the family Ψ(T) of a forest T forms a greedoid on its vertex set. The cases where G is bipartite, triangle-free, well-covered, while Ψ(G) is a greedoid, were analyzed in [Levit and Mandrescu, Local maximum stable sets in bipartite graphs with uniquely restricted maximum matchings, Discrete Appl. Math.132 (2004) 163–174], [Levit and Mandrescu, Triangle-free graphs with uniquely restricted maximum matchings and their corresponding greedoids, Discrete Appl. Math.155 (2007) 2414–2425], [Levit and Mandrescu, Well-covered graphs and greedoids, Proc. 14th Computing: The Australasian Theory Symp. (CATS2008), Wollongong, NSW, Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol. 77 (2008) 89–94], respectively. In this paper we demonstrate that if G is a very well-covered graph of girth ≥4, then the family Ψ(G) is a greedoid if and only if G has a unique perfect matching.

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