Characterizations of k-copwin graphs

نویسندگان

  • Nancy E. Clarke
  • Gary MacGillivray
چکیده

We give two characterizations of the graphs on which k cops have a winning strategy in the game of Cops and Robber. One of these is in terms of an order relation, and one is in terms of a vertex ordering. Both generalize characterizations known for the case k = 1. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Discrete Mathematics

دوره 312  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012