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The maximum number of maximum dissociation sets in potted graphs

Combinatorics 2024-02-06 v1

Abstract

A potted graph is a unicyclic graph such that its cycle contains a unique vertex with degree larger than 2. Given a graph GG, a subset of V(G)V(G) is a dissociation set of GG if it induces a subgraph with maximum degree at most one. A maximum dissociation set is a dissociation set with maximum cardinality. In this paper, we determine the maximum number of maximum dissociation sets in a potted graph of order nn which contains a fixed cycle. Extremal potted graphs attaining this maximum number are also characterized.

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@article{arxiv.2402.02458,
  title  = {The maximum number of maximum dissociation sets in potted graphs},
  author = {Zejun Huang and Xinwei Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.02458},
  year   = {2024}
}
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