The Domination Number of a Graph \(P_k ((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4))\)

Authors

  • Monthiya Ruangnai PhD Program in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200
  • Sayan Panma Research Center in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26713/cma.v10i4.1248

Keywords:

Domination number, Tree, A dominating set of a graph, The domination number of a graph, The domination number of a tree

Abstract

For each \(k, k_1, k_2, k_3, k_4 \in \mathbb{N}\), we will denote by \(P_k \big((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4)\big)\) a tree of \(k+k_1+k_2+k_3+k_4+1\) vertices with the degree sequence \((1,1,1,1,2,2,2,\dots,2,3,3)\). Let \(\alpha_{k_1}, \beta_{k_2}, \sigma_{k_3}\), and \(\delta_{k_4}\) be all four endpoints of the graph. Let the distance between both vertices of degree 3 be equal to \(k\). A subset \(S\) of vertices of a graph \(P_k \big((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4)\big)\) is a dominating set of \(P_k \big((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4)\big)\) if every vertex in \(V\big(P_k \big((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4)\big)\big)-S\) is adjacent to some vertex in \(S\). We investigate the dominating set of minimum cardinality of a graph \(P_k \big((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4)\big)\) to obtain the domination number of this graph. Finally, we determine an upper bound on the domination number of a graph \(P_k \big((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4)\big)\).

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31-12-2019
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Ruangnai, M., & Panma, S. (2019). The Domination Number of a Graph \(P_k ((k_1, k_2), (k_3, k_4))\). Communications in Mathematics and Applications, 10(4), 745–762. https://doi.org/10.26713/cma.v10i4.1248

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2019)

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Research Article

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