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More on limited packings in graphs

Combinatorics 2018-07-04 v1

Abstract

A set BB of vertices in a graph GG is called a \emph{kk-limited packing} if for each vertex vv of GG, its closed neighbourhood has at most kk vertices in BB. The \emph{kk-limited packing number} of a graph GG, denoted by Lk(G)L_k(G), is the largest number of vertices in a kk-limited packing in GG. The concept of the kk-limited packing of a graph was introduced by Gallant et al., which is a generalization of the well-known packing of a graph. In this paper, we present some tight bounds for the kk-limited packing number of a graph in terms of its order, diameter, girth, and maximum degree, respectively. As a result, we obtain the tight Nordhaus-Gaddum-type result of this parameter for general kk. At last, we investigate the relationship among the open packing number, the packing number and 22-limited packing number of trees.

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@article{arxiv.1807.01021,
  title  = {More on limited packings in graphs},
  author = {Xuqing Bai and Hong Chang and Xueliang Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.01021},
  year   = {2018}
}

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