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A characterization of the interval function of a (finite or infinite) connected graph

Ladislav Nebeský (2001)

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

By the interval function of a finite connected graph we mean the interval function in the sense of H. M. Mulder. This function is very important for studying properties of a finite connected graph which depend on the distance between vertices. The interval function of a finite connected graph was characterized by the present author. The interval function of an infinite connected graph can be defined similarly to that of a finite one. In the present paper we give a characterization of the interval...

A characterization of the set of all shortest paths in a connected graph

Ladislav Nebeský (1994)

Mathematica Bohemica

Let G be a (finite undirected) connected graph (with no loop or multiple edge). The set of all shortest paths in G is defined as the set of all paths ξ , then the lenght of ξ does not exceed the length of ς . While the definition of is based on determining the length of a path. Theorem 1 gives - metaphorically speaking - an “almost non-metric” characterization of : a characterization in which the length of a path greater than one is not considered. Two other theorems are derived from Theorem...

A Characterization of Trees for a New Lower Bound on the K-Independence Number

Nacéra Meddah, Mostafa Blidia (2013)

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

Let k be a positive integer and G = (V,E) a graph of order n. A subset S of V is a k-independent set of G if the maximum degree of the subgraph induced by the vertices of S is less or equal to k − 1. The maximum cardinality of a k-independent set of G is the k-independence number βk(G). In this paper, we show that for every graph [xxx], where χ(G), s(G) and Lv are the chromatic number, the number of supports vertices and the number of leaves neighbors of v, in the graph G, respectively. Moreover,...

A characterization of (γₜ,γ₂)-trees

You Lu, Xinmin Hou, Jun-Ming Xu, Ning Li (2010)

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

Let γₜ(G) and γ₂(G) be the total domination number and the 2-domination number of a graph G, respectively. It has been shown that: γₜ(T) ≤ γ₂(T) for any tree T. In this paper, we provide a constructive characterization of those trees with equal total domination number and 2-domination number.

A class of tight circulant tournaments

Hortensia Galeana-Sánchez, Víctor Neumann-Lara (2000)

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

A tournament is said to be tight whenever every 3-colouring of its vertices using the 3 colours, leaves at least one cyclic triangle all whose vertices have different colours. In this paper, we extend the class of known tight circulant tournaments.

A class of weakly perfect graphs

H. R. Maimani, M. R. Pournaki, S. Yassemi (2010)

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

A graph is called weakly perfect if its chromatic number equals its clique number. In this note a new class of weakly perfect graphs is presented and an explicit formula for the chromatic number of such graphs is given.

A classification for maximal nonhamiltonian Burkard-Hammer graphs

Ngo Dac Tan, Chawalit Iamjaroen (2008)

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

A graph G = (V,E) is called a split graph if there exists a partition V = I∪K such that the subgraphs G[I] and G[K] of G induced by I and K are empty and complete graphs, respectively. In 1980, Burkard and Hammer gave a necessary condition for a split graph G with |I| < |K| to be hamiltonian. We will call a split graph G with |I| < |K| satisfying this condition a Burkard-Hammer graph. Further, a split graph G is called a maximal nonhamiltonian split graph if G is nonhamiltonian but G+uv is...

A clone-theoretic formulation of the Erdos-Faber-Lovász conjecture

Lucien Haddad, Claude Tardif (2004)

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

The Erdős-Faber-Lovász conjecture states that if a graph G is the union of n cliques of size n no two of which share more than one vertex, then χ(G) = n. We provide a formulation of this conjecture in terms of maximal partial clones of partial operations on a set.

A co-ideal based identity-summand graph of a commutative semiring

S. Ebrahimi Atani, S. Dolati Pish Hesari, M. Khoramdel (2015)

Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae

Let I be a strong co-ideal of a commutative semiring R with identity. Let Γ I ( R ) be a graph with the set of vertices S I ( R ) = { x R I : x + y I for some y R I } , where two distinct vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if x + y I . We look at the diameter and girth of this graph. Also we discuss when Γ I ( R ) is bipartite. Moreover, studies are done on the planarity, clique, and chromatic number of this graph. Examples illustrating the results are presented.

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