Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination

A graph G is said to be k-γt -critical if the total domination number γt(G)= k and γt (G + uv) < k for every uv /∈ E(G). A k-γc-critical graph G is a graph with the connected domination number γc(G) = k and γc(G + uv) < k for every uv /∈ E(G). Further, a k-tvc graph is a graph with γt(G) = k a...

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Main Authors: Kaemawichanurat, P., Caccetta, Louis, Ananchuen, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Computing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15897
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Caccetta, Louis
Ananchuen, N.
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description A graph G is said to be k-γt -critical if the total domination number γt(G)= k and γt (G + uv) < k for every uv /∈ E(G). A k-γc-critical graph G is a graph with the connected domination number γc(G) = k and γc(G + uv) < k for every uv /∈ E(G). Further, a k-tvc graph is a graph with γt(G) = k and γt (G − v) < k for all v ∈ V(G), where v is not a support vertex (i.e. all neighbors of v have degree greater than one). A 2-connected graph G is said to be k-cvc if γc(G) = k and γc (G − v) < k for all v ∈ V(G). In this paper, we prove that connected k-γt -critical graphs and k-γc-critical graphs are the same if and only if 3 ≤ k ≤ 4. For k ≥ 5, we concentrate on the class of connected k-γt-critical graphs G with γc (G) = k and the class of k-γc-critical graphs G with γt(G) = k. We show that these classes intersect but they do not need to be the same. Further, we prove that 2-connected k-tvc graphs and k-cvc graphs are the same if and only if 3 ≤ k ≤ 4. Similarly, for k ≥ 5, we focus on the class of 2-connected k-tvc graphs G with γc (G) = k and the class of 2-connected k-cvc graphs G with γt (G) = k. We finish this paper by showing that these classes do not need to be the same.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-158972017-01-30T11:52:35Z Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination Kaemawichanurat, P. Caccetta, Louis Ananchuen, N. A graph G is said to be k-γt -critical if the total domination number γt(G)= k and γt (G + uv) < k for every uv /∈ E(G). A k-γc-critical graph G is a graph with the connected domination number γc(G) = k and γc(G + uv) < k for every uv /∈ E(G). Further, a k-tvc graph is a graph with γt(G) = k and γt (G − v) < k for all v ∈ V(G), where v is not a support vertex (i.e. all neighbors of v have degree greater than one). A 2-connected graph G is said to be k-cvc if γc(G) = k and γc (G − v) < k for all v ∈ V(G). In this paper, we prove that connected k-γt -critical graphs and k-γc-critical graphs are the same if and only if 3 ≤ k ≤ 4. For k ≥ 5, we concentrate on the class of connected k-γt-critical graphs G with γc (G) = k and the class of k-γc-critical graphs G with γt(G) = k. We show that these classes intersect but they do not need to be the same. Further, we prove that 2-connected k-tvc graphs and k-cvc graphs are the same if and only if 3 ≤ k ≤ 4. Similarly, for k ≥ 5, we focus on the class of 2-connected k-tvc graphs G with γc (G) = k and the class of 2-connected k-cvc graphs G with γt (G) = k. We finish this paper by showing that these classes do not need to be the same. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15897 Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Computing restricted
spellingShingle Kaemawichanurat, P.
Caccetta, Louis
Ananchuen, N.
Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
title Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
title_full Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
title_fullStr Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
title_full_unstemmed Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
title_short Critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
title_sort critical graphs with respect to total domination and connected domination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15897