Lower bound on the domination number of a tree

Magdalena Lemańska

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory (2004)

  • Volume: 24, Issue: 2, page 165-169
  • ISSN: 2083-5892

Abstract

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>We prove that the domination number γ(T) of a tree T on n ≥ 3 vertices and with n₁ endvertices satisfies inequality γ(T) ≥ (n+2-n₁)/3 and we characterize the extremal graphs.

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Magdalena Lemańska. "Lower bound on the domination number of a tree." Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory 24.2 (2004): 165-169. <http://eudml.org/doc/270772>.

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References

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  1. [1] O. Favaron, A bound on the independent domination number of a tree, Vishwa International Journal of Graph Theory 1 (1992) 19-27. 
  2. [2] J.A. Bondy and U.S.R. Murty, Graph Theory with Applications (Macmillan. London, 1976). Zbl1226.05083

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