A set S ⊆ V of vertices in a graph G = (V, E) is called a dominating set if every vertex in V-S is adjacent to a vertex in S. A dominating set which intersects every maximum independent set in G is called an independent transversal dominating set. The minimum cardinality of an independent transversal dominating set is called the independent transversal domination number of G and is denoted by ${\gamma }_{it}\left(G\right)$. In this paper we begin an investigation of this parameter.

A subset $D$ of the vertex set $V\left(G\right)$ of a graph $G$ is called dominating in $G$, if each vertex of $G$ either is in $D$, or is adjacent to a vertex of $D$. If moreover the subgraph $<D>$ of $G$ induced by $D$ is regular of degree 1, then $D$ is called an induced-paired dominating set in $G$. A partition of $V\left(G\right)$, each of whose classes is an induced-paired dominating set in $G$, is called an induced-paired domatic partition of $G$. The maximum number of classes of an induced-paired domatic partition of $G$ is the induced-paired domatic...

Let $f$ be an integer-valued function defined on the vertex set $V\left(G\right)$ of a graph $G$. A subset $D$ of $V\left(G\right)$ is an $f$-dominating set if each vertex $x$ outside $D$ is adjacent to at least $f\left(x\right)$ vertices in $D$. The minimum number of vertices in an $f$-dominating set is defined to be the $f$-domination number, denoted by ${\gamma }_f\left(G\right)$. In a similar way one can define the connected and total $f$-domination numbers ${\gamma }_{c,f}\left(G\right)$ and ${\gamma }_{t,f}\left(G\right)$. If $f\left(x\right)=1$ for all vertices $x$, then these are the ordinary domination number, connected domination number and total domination...

We study the thresholds for the emergence of various properties in random subgraphs of (ℕ, <). In particular, we give sharp sufficient conditions for the existence of (finite or infinite) cliques and paths in a random subgraph. No specific assumption on the probability is made. The main tools are a topological version of Ramsey theory, exchangeability theory and elementary ergodic theory.

In this paper, we consider the intersection graph $I_{\Gamma }\left(\mathbb{Z}ₙ\right)$ of gamma sets in the total graph on ℤₙ. We characterize the values of n for which $I_{\Gamma }\left(\mathbb{Z}ₙ\right)$ is complete, bipartite, cycle, chordal and planar. Further, we prove that $I_{\Gamma }\left(\mathbb{Z}ₙ\right)$ is an Eulerian, Hamiltonian and as well as a pancyclic graph. Also we obtain the value of the independent number, the clique number, the chromatic number, the connectivity and some domination parameters of $I_{\Gamma }\left(\mathbb{Z}ₙ\right)$.

In this paper we study the problem of interval incidence coloring of subcubic graphs. In [14] the authors proved that the interval incidence 4-coloring problem is polynomially solvable and the interval incidence 5-coloring problem is NP-complete, and they asked if Xii(G) ≤ 2Δ(G) holds for an arbitrary graph G. In this paper, we prove that an interval incidence 6-coloring always exists for any subcubic graph G with Δ(G) = 3.

Let D be a digraph. D is said to be an m-colored digraph if the arcs of D are colored with m colors. A path P in D is called monochromatic if all of its arcs are colored alike. Let D be an m-colored digraph. A set N ⊆ V(D) is said to be a kernel by monochromatic paths of D if it satisfies the following conditions: a) for every pair of different vertices u,v ∈ N there is no monochromatic directed path between them; and b) for every vertex x ∈ V(D)-N there is a vertex n ∈ N such that there is an xn-monochromatic...

For a digraph D, V (D) and A(D) will denote the sets of vertices and arcs of D respectively. In an arc-colored digraph, a subset K of V(D) is said to be kernel by monochromatic paths (mp-kernel) if (1) for any two different vertices x, y in N there is no monochromatic directed path between them (N is mp-independent) and (2) for each vertex u in V (D) N there exists v ∈ N such that there is a monochromatic directed path from u to v in D (N is mp-absorbent). If every arc in D has a different color,...

Let k be a positive integer and G = (V(G),E(G)) a graph. A subset S of V(G) is a k-independent set of G if the subgraph induced by the vertices of S has maximum degree at most k-1. The maximum cardinality of a k-independent set of G is the k-independence number βₖ(G). A graph G is called β¯ₖ-stable if βₖ(G-e) = βₖ(G) for every edge e of E(G). First we give a necessary and sufficient condition for β¯ₖ-stable graphs. Then we establish four equivalent conditions for β¯ₖ-stable trees.

Let D be a digraph. V(D) denotes the set of vertices of D; a set N ⊆ V(D) is said to be a k-kernel of D if it satisfies the following two conditions: for every pair of different vertices u,v ∈ N it holds that every directed path between them has length at least k and for every vertex x ∈ V(D)-N there is a vertex y ∈ N such that there is an xy-directed path of length at most k-1. In this paper, we consider some operations on digraphs and prove the existence of k-kernels in digraphs formed by these...

A contribution is made to the classification of lattice-like total perfect codes in integer lattices Λn via pairs (G, Φ) formed by abelian groups G and homomorphisms Φ: Zn → G. A conjecture is posed that the cited contribution covers all possible cases. A related conjecture on the unfinished work on open problems on lattice-like perfect dominating sets in Λn with induced components that are parallel paths of length > 1 is posed as well.

The looseness of a triangulation G on a closed surface F2, denoted by ξ (G), is defined as the minimum number k such that for any surjection c : V (G) → {1, 2, . . . , k + 3}, there is a face uvw of G with c(u), c(v) and c(w) all distinct. We shall bound ξ (G) for triangulations G on closed surfaces by the independence number of G denoted by α(G). In particular, for a triangulation G on the sphere, we have [...] and this bound is sharp. For a triangulation G on a non-spherical surface F2, we have...