On the General Position Number of Complementary Prisms

The general position number gp(G) of a graph G is the cardinality of a largest set of vertices S such that no element of S lies on a geodesic between two other elements of S. The complementary prism G G ¯ of G is the graph formed from the disjoint union of G and its complement G ¯ by adding the edges of a perfect matching between them. It is proved that gp(G G ¯ ) ≤ n(G) + 1 if G is connected and gp(G G ¯ ) ≤ n(G) if G is disconnected. Graphs G for which gp(G G ¯ ) = n(G) + 1 holds, provided that both G and G ¯ are connected, are characterized. A sharp lower bound on gp(G G ¯ ) is proved. If G is a connected bipartite graph or a split graph then gp(G G ¯ ) ∈ {n(G), n(G)+1}. Connected bipartite graphs and block graphs for which gp(G G ¯ ) = n(G) + 1 holds are characterized. A family of block graphs is constructed in which the gp-number of their complementary prisms is arbitrary smaller than their order.

Remarks on k-Clique, k-Independent Set and 2-Contamination in Complementary Prisms

Complementary prism graphs arise from the disjoint union of a graph [Formula: see text] and its complement [Formula: see text] by adding the edges of a perfect matching joining pairs of corresponding vertices of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. Classical graph problems such as Clique and Independent Set were proved to be NP-complete on such a class of graphs. In this work, we study the complexity of both problems on complementary prism graphs from the parameterized complexity point of view. First, we prove that both problems admit a kernel and therefore are fixed-parameter tractable (FPT) when parameterized by the size of the solution, [Formula: see text]. Then, we show that [Formula: see text]-Clique and [Formula: see text]-Independent Set on complementary prisms do not admit polynomial kernel when parameterized by [Formula: see text], unless [Formula: see text]. Furthermore, we address the [Formula: see text]-Contamination problem in the context of complementary prisms. This problem consists in completely contaminating a given graph [Formula: see text] using a minimum set of initially infected vertices. For a vertex to be contaminated, it is enough that at least two of its neighbors are contaminated. The propagation of the contamination follows this rule until no more vertex can be contaminated. It is known that the minimum set of initially contaminated vertices necessary to contaminate a complementary prism of connected graphs [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] has cardinality at most [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we show that the tight upper bound for this invariant on complementary prisms is [Formula: see text], improving a result of Duarte et al. (2017).

On the geodetic hull number for complementary prisms II

In the geodetic convexity, a set of vertices $S$ of a graph $G$ is \textit{convex} if all vertices belonging to any shortest path between two vertices of $S$ lie in $S$. The \textit{convex hull} $H(S)$ of $S$ is the smallest convex set containing $S$. If $H(S) = V(G)$, then $S$ is a \textit{hull set}. The cardinality $h(G)$ of a minimum hull set of $G$ is the \textit{hull number} of $G$. The \textit{complementary prism} $G\overline{G}$ of a graph $G$ arises from the disjoint union of the graph $G$ and $\overline{G}$ by adding the edges of a perfect matching between the corresponding vertices of $G$ and $\overline{G}$. A graph $G$ is \textit{autoconnected} if both $G$ and $\overline{G}$ are connected. Motivated by previous work, we study the hull number for complementary prisms of autoconnected graphs. When $G$ is a split graph, we present lower and upper bounds showing that the hull number is unlimited. In the other case, when $G$ is a non-split graph, it is limited by $3$.

Injective coloring of complementary prism and generalized complementary prism graphs

The complementary prism [Formula: see text] of a graph [Formula: see text] is the graph obtained by drawing edges between the corresponding vertices of a graph [Formula: see text] and its complement [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we generalize the concept of complementary prisms of graphs and determine the injective chromatic number of generalized complementary prisms of graphs. We prove that for any simple graph [Formula: see text] of order [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and if [Formula: see text] is a graph with a universal vertex, then [Formula: see text].

Some results on the b-chromatic number in complementary prism graphs

A b-coloring of a graph G is a proper coloring of G with k colors such that each color class has a vertex that is adjacent to at least one vertex of every other color classes. The b-chromatic number is the largest integer k for which G has a b-coloring with k colors. In this paper, we present some results on b-coloring in complementary prism graphs.

Complexidade Parametrizada de Cliques e Conjuntos Independentes em Grafos Prismas Complementares

The complementary prism GG¯ arises from the disjoint union of the graph G and its complement G¯ by adding the edges of a perfect matching joining pairs of corresponding vertices of G and G¯. The classical problems of graph theory, clique and independent set were proved NP-complete when the input graph is a complemantary prism. In this work, we study the complexity of both problems in complementary prisms graphs from the parameterized complexity point of view. First, we prove that these problems have a kernel and therefore are Fixed-Parameter Tractable (FPT). Then, we show that both problems do not admit polynomial kernel.