We consider the problem of finding a spanning tree with maximum number of leaves (MaxLeaf). A 2-approximation algorithm is known for this problem, and a 3/2-approximation algorithm when restricted to graphs where every vertex has degree 3 (cubic graphs). MaxLeaf is known to be APX-hard in general, and NP-hard for cubic graphs. We show that the problem is also APX-hard for cubic graphs. The APX-...

We prove that connected cubic graphs of order n and girth g have domination number at most 0.32127n+O ( n g ) .

A dominating set in a graph G is a set S of vertices such that every vertex outside S has a neighbor in S; the domination number γ(G) is the minimum size of such a set. The independent domination number, written i(G), is the minimum size of a dominating set that also induces no edges. Henning and Southey conjectured that if G is a connected cubic graph with sufficiently many vertices, then i(G)...

Yannakakis and Gavril showed in [10] that the problem of finding a maximal matching of minimum size (MMM for short), also called Minimum Edge Dominating Set, is NP-hard in bipartite graphs of maximum degree 3 or planar graphs of maximum degree 3. Horton and Kilakos extended this result to planar bipartite graphs and planar cubic graphs [6]. Here, we extend the result of Yannakakis and Gavril in...

In a graph a vertex is said to dominate itself and all its neighbours. A doubly dominating set of a graph G is a subset of vertices that dominates every vertex of G at least twice. A doubly dominating set is exact if every vertex of G is dominated exactly twice. We prove that the existence of an exact doubly dominating set is an NP-complete problem. We show that if an exact double dominating se...

Finding semiparametric bounds for option prices is a widely studied pricing technique. We obtain closed-form semiparametric bounds of the mean and variance for the pay-off of two exotic (Collar and Gap) call options given mean and variance information on the underlying asset price. Mathematically, we extended domination technique by quadratic functions to bound mean and variances.

A nonnegative signed dominating function (NNSDF) of a graph G is a function f from the vertex set V (G) to the set {−1, 1} such that ∑ u∈N [v] f(u) ≥ 0 for every vertex v ∈ V (G). The nonnegative signed domination number of G, denoted by γ s (G), is the minimum weight of a nonnegative signed dominating function on G. In this paper, we establish some sharp lower bounds on the nonnegative signed ...

We present a simple heuristic for finding a small connected dominating set of cubic graphs. The average-case performance of this heuristic, which is a randomised greedy algorithm, is analysed on random n-vertex cubic graphs using differential equations. In this way, we prove that the expected size of the connected dominating set returned by the algorithm is asymptotically almost surely less tha...

We consider the problem of finding a spanning tree that maximizes the number of leaves (MaxLeaf). We provide a 3/2-approximation algorithm for this problem when restricted to cubic graphs, improving on the previous 5/3-approximation for this class. To obtain this approximation we define a graph parameter x(G), and construct a tree with at least (n−x(G)+4)/3 leaves, and prove that no tree with m...