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Computing the hull and interval numbers in the weakly toll convexity

Combinatorics 2023-03-15 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

A walk u0u1uk1uku_0u_1 \ldots u_{k-1}u_k of a graph GG is a \textit{weakly toll walk} if u0uk∉E(G)u_0u_k \not\in E(G), u0uiE(G)u_0u_i \in E(G) implies ui=u1u_i = u_1, and ujukE(G)u_ju_k\in E(G) implies uj=uk1u_j=u_{k-1}. The {\em weakly toll interval} of a set SV(G)S \subseteq V(G), denoted by I(S)I(S), is formed by SS and the vertices belonging to some weakly toll walk between two vertices of SS. Set SS is {\it weakly toll convex} if I(S)=SI(S) = S. The {\em weakly toll convex hull} of SS, denote by H(S)H(S), is the minimum weakly toll convex set containing SS. The {\em weakly toll interval number} of GG is the minimum cardinality of a set SV(G)S \subseteq V(G) such that I(S)=V(G)I(S) = V(G); and the {\em weakly toll hull number} of GG is the minimum cardinality of a set SV(G)S \subseteq V(G) such that H(S)=V(G)H(S) = V(G). In this work, we show how to compute the weakly toll interval and the weakly toll hull numbers of a graph in polynomial time. In contrast, we show that determining the weakly toll convexity number of a graph GG (the size of a maximum weakly toll convex set distinct from V(G)V(G)) is \NP-hard.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2303.07414,
  title  = {Computing the hull and interval numbers in the weakly toll convexity},
  author = {Mitre C. Dourado and Marisa Gutierrez and Fábio Protti and Silvia Tondato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.07414},
  year   = {2023}
}
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