On the number of maximal independent sets in a graph

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  • David R. Wood
چکیده

Let G be a (simple, undirected, finite) graph. A set S ⊆ V (G) is independent if no edge of G has both its endpoints in S. An independent set S is maximal if no independent set of G properly contains S. Let MIS(G) be the set of all maximal independent sets in G. Miller and Muller (1960) and Moon and Moser (1965) independently proved that the maximum, taken over all n-vertex graphs G, of |MIS(G)| equals

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science

دوره 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011