Let k ≥ 1 be an integer and G a graph of minimum degree δ ( ) − 1. A set D ⊆ V is said to -tuple dominating if | N [ v ] ∩ for every vertex ∈ ), where represents the closed neighbourhood . The cardinality among all sets domination number In this paper, we continue with study classical parameter in graphs. particular, provide some relationships that exist between other parameters, like multiple ...

In this paper, we provide an upper bound for the k-tuple domination number that generalises known upper bounds for the double and triple domination numbers. We prove that for any graph G, ×k(G) ln( − k + 2)+ ln(∑k−1 m=1(k −m)d̂m + )+ 1 − k + 2 n, where ×k(G) is the k-tuple domination number; is the minimal degree; d̂m is the m-degree of G; = 1 if k = 1 or 2 and =−d if k 3; d is the average degree...

We improve the generalized upper bound for the k-tuple domination number given in [A. Gagarin and V.E. Zverovich, A generalized upper bound for the k-tuple domination number, Discrete Math. 308 no. 5–6 (2008), 880–885]. Precisely, we show that for any graph G, when k = 3, or k = 4 and d ≤ 3.2, γ×k(G) ≤ ln(δ−k + 2) + ln ( (k − 2)d + ∑k−2 m=2 (k−m) 4min{m, k−2−m} d̂m + d̂k−1 ) + 1 δ − k + 2 n, and,...

Domination is a well-known graph theoretic concept due to its significant real-world applications in several domains, such as design and communication network analysis, coding theory, optimization. For connected ? = V , E ...

A signed Roman dominating function on the digraphD is a function f : V (D) −→ {−1, 1, 2} such that ∑ u∈N−[v] f(u) ≥ 1 for every v ∈ V (D), where N−[v] consists of v and all inner neighbors of v, and every vertex u ∈ V (D) for which f(u) = −1 has an inner neighbor v for which f(v) = 2. A set {f1, f2, . . . , fd} of distinct signed Roman dominating functions on D with the property that ∑d i=1 fi(...

Domination is a rapidly developing area of research in graph theory, and its various applications to ad hoc networks, distributed computing, social networks and web graphs partly explain the increased interest. This thesis focuses on domination theory, and the main aim of the study is to apply a probabilistic approach to obtain new upper bounds for various domination parameters. Chapters 2 and ...

Given a set N with n elements and a family F of subsets, we show how to partition N into k such subsets in 2nnO(1) time. We also consider variations of this problem where the subsets may overlap or are weighted, and we solve the decision, counting, summation, and optimisation versions of these problems. Our algorithms are based on the principle of inclusion–exclusion and the zeta transform. In ...

Let a tuple of n objects obeying a query graph (QG) be called the n-tuple. The “Ddistance-value” of this n-tuple is the value of a linear function of distances of the n objects that make up this n-tuple, according to the edges of the QG. This paper addresses the problem of finding the K n-tuples between n spatial datasets that have the smallest Ddistancevalues, the so-called K-Multi-Way Distanc...