Signed k-independence in graphs

Lutz Volkmann

Open Mathematics (2014)

  • Volume: 12, Issue: 3, page 517-528
  • ISSN: 2391-5455

Abstract

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Let k ≥ 2 be an integer. A function f: V(G) → −1, 1 defined on the vertex set V(G) of a graph G is a signed k-independence function if the sum of its function values over any closed neighborhood is at most k − 1. That is, Σx∈N[v] f(x) ≤ k − 1 for every v ∈ V(G), where N[v] consists of v and every vertex adjacent to v. The weight of a signed k-independence function f is w(f) = Σv∈V(G) f(v). The maximum weight w(f), taken over all signed k-independence functions f on G, is the signed k-independence number α sk(G) of G. In this work, we mainly present upper bounds on α sk (G), as for example α sk(G) ≤ n − 2⌈(Δ(G) + 2 − k)/2⌉, and we prove the Nordhaus-Gaddum type inequality α S k G + α S k G ¯ ⩽ n + 2 k - 3 , where n is the order, Δ(G) the maximum degree and G ¯ the complement of the graph G. Some of our results imply well-known bounds on the signed 2-independence number.

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Lutz Volkmann. "Signed k-independence in graphs." Open Mathematics 12.3 (2014): 517-528. <http://eudml.org/doc/269006>.

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author = {Lutz Volkmann},
journal = {Open Mathematics},
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number = {3},
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title = {Signed k-independence in graphs},
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