Dr Vadim Zverovich Vadim.Zverovich@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor
The Ratio of the Irredundance Number and the Domination Number for Block-Cactus Graphs
Zverovich, Vadim
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Abstract
Let γ(G) and ir(G) denote the domination number and the irredundance number of a graph G, respectively. Allan and Laskar [Proc. 9th Southeast Conf. on Combin., Graph Theory & Comp. (1978) 43-56] and Bollobás and Cockayne [J. Graph Theory (1979) 241-249] proved independently that γ(G) < 2ir(G) for any graph G. For a tree T, Damaschke [Discrete Math. (1991) 101-104] obtained the sharper estimation 2γ(T) < 3ir(T). Extending Damaschke's result, Volkmann [Discrete Math. (1998) 221-228] proved that 2γ(G) ≤ 3ir(G) for any block graph G and for any graph G with cyclomatic number μ(G) ≤ 2. Volkmann also conjectured that 5γ(G) < 8ir(G) for any cactus graph. In this article we show that if G is a block-cactus graph having π(G) induced cycles of length 2 (mod 4), then γ(G)(5π(G) + 4) ≤ ir(G)(8π(G) + 6). This result implies the inequality 5γ(G) ≤ 8ir(G) for a block-cactus graph G, thus proving the above conjecture. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Citation
Zverovich, V. (1998). The Ratio of the Irredundance Number and the Domination Number for Block-Cactus Graphs. Journal of Graph Theory, 29(3), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-0118%28199811%2929%3A3%3C139%3A%3AAID-JGT2%3E3.0.CO%3B2-R
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 1998 |
Deposit Date | Sep 24, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 19, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Graph Theory |
Print ISSN | 0364-9024 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 139-149 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-0118%28199811%2929%3A3%3C139%3A%3AAID-JGT2%3E3.0.CO%3B2-R |
Keywords | graphs, domination number, irredundance number |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1099260 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0118(199811)29:33.0.CO;2-R |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Zverovich, V. (1998) The ratio of the irredundance number and the domination number for block-cactus graphs. Journal of Graph Theory, 29 (3). pp. 139-149. ISSN 0364-9024, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0118(199811)29:33.0.CO;2-R. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
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