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Some bounds on the size of Maximum $G$-free sets in graph

Combinatorics 2022-01-13 v1

Abstract

For given graph HH, the independence number α(H)\alpha(H) of HH, is the size of the maximum independent set of V(H)V(H). Finding the maximum independent set in a graph is a NP-hard problem. Another version of the independence number is defined as the size of the maximum induced forest of HH, and called the forest number of HH, and denoted by f(H)f(H). Finding f(H)f(H) is also a NP-hard problem. Suppose that H=(V(H),E(H))H=(V(H),E(H)) be a graph, and \G\G be a family of graphs, a graph HH has a \G\G-free kk-coloring if there exists a decomposition of V(H)V(H) into sets ViV_i, i1,2,,ki-1,2,\ldots,k, so that GH[Vi]G\nsubseteq H[V_i] for each ii, and G\GG\in\G. SV(H)S\subseteq V(H) is GG-free, where the subgraph of HH induced by SS, be GG-free, i.e. it contains no copy of GG. Finding a maximum subset of HH, so that H[S]H[S] be a GG-free graph is a very hard problem as well. In this paper, we study the generalized version of the independence number of a graph. Also giving some bounds about the size of the maximum GG-free subset of graphs is another purpose of this article.

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@article{arxiv.2201.04333,
  title  = {Some bounds on the size of Maximum $G$-free sets in graph},
  author = {Yaser Rowshan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.04333},
  year   = {2022}
}