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Maximum oriented forcing number for complete graphs

Combinatorics 2017-09-25 v1

Abstract

The maximum oriented kk-forcing number of a simple graph GG, written \MOFk(G)\MOF_k(G), is the maximum directed kk-forcing number among all orientations of GG. This invariant was recently introduced by Caro, Davila and Pepper in [CaroDavilaPepper], and in the current paper we study the special case where GG is the complete graph with order nn, denoted KnK_n. While \MOFk(G)\MOF_k(G) is an invariant for the underlying simple graph GG, \MOFk(Kn)\MOF_k(K_n) can also be interpreted as an interesting property for tournaments. Our main results further focus on the case when k=1k=1. These include a lower bound on \MOF(Kn)\MOF(K_n) of roughly 34n\frac{3}{4}n, and for n2n\ge 2, a lower bound of n2nlog2(n)n - \frac{2n}{\log_2(n)}. Along the way, we also consider various lower bounds on the maximum oriented kk-forcing number for the closely related complete qq-partite graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1709.07509,
  title  = {Maximum oriented forcing number for complete graphs},
  author = {Yair Caro and Ryan Pepper},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.07509},
  year   = {2017}
}
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