Upper paired domination versus upper domination

A paired dominating set $P$ is a dominating set with the additional property that $P$ has a perfect matching. While the maximum cardainality of a minimal dominating set in a graph $G$ is called the upper domination number of $G$, denoted by $\Gamma(G)$, the maximum cardinality of a minimal paired dominating set in $G$ is called the upper paired domination number of $G$, denoted by $\Gamma_{pr}(G)$. By Henning and Pradhan (2019), we know that $\Gamma_{pr}(G)\leq 2\Gamma(G)$ for any graph $G$ without isolated vertices. We focus on the graphs satisfying the equality $\Gamma_{pr}(G)= 2\Gamma(G)$. We give characterizations for two special graph classes: bipartite and unicyclic graphs with $\Gamma_{pr}(G)= 2\Gamma(G)$ by using the results of Ulatowski (2015). Besides, we study the graphs with $\Gamma_{pr}(G)= 2\Gamma(G)$ and a restricted girth. In this context, we provide two characterizations: one for graphs with $\Gamma_{pr}(G)= 2\Gamma(G)$ and girth at least 6 and the other for $C_3$-free cactus graphs with $\Gamma_{pr}(G)= 2\Gamma(G)$. We also pose the characterization of the general case of $C_3$-free graphs with $\Gamma_{pr}(G)= 2\Gamma(G)$ as an open question.

On the Paired-Domination Subdivision Number of Trees

A paired-dominating set of a graph G without isolated vertices is a dominating set of vertices whose induced subgraph has perfect matching. The minimum cardinality of a paired-dominating set of G is called the paired-domination number γpr(G) of G. The paired-domination subdivision number sdγpr(G) of G is the minimum number of edges that must be subdivided (each edge in G can be subdivided at most once) in order to increase the paired-domination number. Here, we show that, for each tree T≠P5 of order n≥3 and each edge e∉E(T), sdγpr(T)+sdγpr(T+e)≤n+2.

On the Paired-Domination Subdivision Number of a Graph

In order to increase the paired-domination number of a graph G, the minimum number of edges that must be subdivided (where each edge in G can be subdivided no more than once) is called the paired-domination subdivision number sdγpr(G) of G. It is well known that sdγpr(G+e) can be smaller or larger than sdγpr(G) for some edge e∉E(G). In this note, we show that, if G is an isolated-free graph different from mK2, then, for every edge e∉E(G), sdγpr(G+e)≤sdγpr(G)+2Δ(G).

Outer-paired domination in graphs

Let [Formula: see text] be a simple graph with vertex set [Formula: see text] and edge set [Formula: see text]. An outer-paired dominating set [Formula: see text] of a graph [Formula: see text] is a dominating set such that the subgraph induced by [Formula: see text] has a perfect matching. The outer-paired domination number of [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the minimum cardinality of an outer-paired dominating set of [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we study the outer-paired domination number of graphs and present some sharp bounds concerning the invariant. Also, we characterize all the trees with [Formula: see text].

Γ -Paired dominating graphs of some paths

A paired dominating set of a graph G = (V(G),E(G)) is a set D of vertices of G such that every vertex is adjacent to some vertex in D, and the subgraph of G induced by D contains a perfect matching. The upper paired domination number of G, denoted by Γpr(G) is the maximum cardinality of a minimal paired dominating set of G. A paired dominatin set of cardinality Γ pr(G) is called a Γpr(G) -set. The Γ -paired dominating graph of G, denoted by ΓPD(G), is the graph whose vertex set is the set of all Γ pr(G) -sets, and two Γpr(G) -sets are adjacentin ΓPD(G) if one can be obtained from the other by removing one vertex and adding another vertex of G. In this paper, we present the Γ-paired dominating graphs of some paths.