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Grundy double domination number: bounds, graph operations, and efficient computation for $P_4$-tidy graphs

Combinatorics 2025-06-27 v1

Abstract

Inspired by graph domination games, various domination-type vertex sequences have been introduced, including the Grundy double dominating sequence (GDDS) of a graph and its associated parameter, the Grundy double domination number (GDDN). The decision version of the problem of computing the GDDN is known to be NP-complete, even when restricted to split graphs and bipartite graphs. In this paper, we establish general tight bounds for the GDDN. We also describe GDDSs for vertex-removed graphs and for the join of two graphs. Applying these results, we prove that computing the GDDN is linear for P4P_4-tidy graphs, thereby solving an open problem previously posed for cographs by B. Bre\v{s}ar et al. in [Bre\v{s}ar, B., Pandey, A., and Sharma, G. (2022). Computational aspects of some vertex sequences of grundy domination-type. Indian J. Discrete Math., 8:21-38].

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@article{arxiv.2506.21235,
  title  = {Grundy double domination number: bounds, graph operations, and efficient computation for $P_4$-tidy graphs},
  author = {Pablo Torres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.21235},
  year   = {2025}
}