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On the outer independent total double Roman dominating functions

Combinatorics 2024-02-13 v1

Abstract

Let {0,1,,t}\{0,1,\dots, t\} be abbreviated by [t].[t]. A double Roman dominating function (DRDF) on a graph Γ=(V,E)\Gamma=(V,E) is a map l:V[3]l:V\rightarrow [3] satisfying \textrm{(i)} if l(r)=0l(r)=0 then there must be at least two neighbors labeled 2 under ll or a neighbor rr' with l(r)=3l(r')=3; and \textrm{(ii)} if l(r)=1l(r)=1 then rr must be adjacent to a vertex rr' such that l(r)2l(r')\geq2. A DRDF is an outer-independent total double Roman dominating function (OITDRDF) on Γ\Gamma if the set of vertices labeled 00 induces an edgeless subgraph and the subgraph induced by the vertices with a non-zero label has no isolated vertices. The weight of an OITDRDF is the sum of its map values over all vertices, and the outer independent total Roman dominating number γtdRoi(Γ)\gamma_{tdR}^{oi}(\Gamma) is the minimum weight of an OITDRDF on Γ\Gamma. First, we prove that the problem of determining γtdRoi(Γ)\gamma _{tdR}^{oi}(\Gamma) is NP-complete for bipartite and chordal graphs, after that, we prove that it is solvable in linear time when we are restricting to bounded clique-width graphs. Moreover, we present some tight bounds on γtdRoi(Γ)\gamma _{tdR}^{oi}(\Gamma) as well as the exact values for several graph families.

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@article{arxiv.2402.07020,
  title  = {On the outer independent total double Roman dominating functions},
  author = {H. Abdolahzadeh Ahangar and M. Chellali and S. M. Sheikholeslami and J. C. Valenzuela-Tripodoro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.07020},
  year   = {2024}
}
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