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We consider structural parameterizations of the fundamental Dominating Set problem and its variants in the parameter ecology program. We give improved FPT algorithms and lower bounds under well-known conjectures for dominating set in graphs…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-05-20 Dishant Goyal , Ashwin Jacob , Kaushtubh Kumar , Diptapriyo Majumdar , Venkatesh Raman

The dominating set problem (DSP) is one of the most famous problems in combinatorial optimization. It is defined as follows. For a given simple graph $G=(V,E)$, a dominating set of $G$ is a subset $S\subseteq V$ such that every vertex in $…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-01 Nima Ghanbari , Gerold Jäger , Tuomo Lehtilä

An independent set $I$ in a graph $G$ is maximal if $I$ is not properly contained in any other independent set of $G$. The study of maximal independent sets (MIS's) in various graphs is well-established, often focusing upon enumeration of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-30 Levi Axelrod , Nathan Bickel , Anastasia Halfpap , Luke Hawranick , Alex Parker , Cole Swain

A dominating set of a graph $G$ is a set of vertices $D$ such that for all $v \in V(G)$, either $v \in D$ or $(v,d) \in E(G)$ for some $d \in D$. The cardinality redundance of a vertex set $S$, $CR(S)$, is the number of vertices in $V(G)$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-06-10 Daniel McGinnis , Nathan Shank

There has been a great deal of attention recently to graphs whose vertex set is a group, defined using the group structure. (The commuting graph, where two elements are joined if they commute, is the oldest and most famous example.) The…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-03 Peter J. Cameron

Let $G=(V,E)$ be a connected, finite undirected graph. A set $S \subseteq V$ is said to be a total dominating set of $G$ if every vertex in $V$ is adjacent to some vertex in $S$. The total domination number, $\gamma_{t}(G)$, is the minimum…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-10 Jean-Pierre Appel , Gabby Fischberg , Kyle Kelley , Nathan Shank , Eliel Sosis

A disjunctive dominating set of a graph $G$ is a set $D \subseteq V(G)$ such that every vertex in $V(G)\setminus D$ has a neighbor in $D$ or has at least two vertices in $D$ at distance $2$ from it. The disjunctive domination number of $G$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-11 Michael A. Henning , Paras Vinubhai Maniya , Dinabandhu Pradhan

Let G=(V,E) be a graph. A set S is independent if no two vertices from S are adjacent, alpha(G) is the size of a maximum independent set, and core(G) is the intersection of all maximum independent sets. The number d(X)=|X|-|N(X)| is the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-02-10 Vadim E. Levit , Eugen Mandrescu

A broadcast on a nontrivial connected graph G is a function f from the vertices of G to the non-negative integers such that f(v) does not exceed e(v) (the eccentricity of v) for each vertex v. If G is disconnected, we define a broadcast on…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-09-21 Christina Mynhardt , Linda Neilson

A set $S$ of vertices of a graph $G$ is a dominating set in $G$ if every vertex outside of $S$ is adjacent to at least one vertex belonging to $S$. A domination parameter of $G$ is related to those sets of vertices of a graph satisfying…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-01-15 Dorota Kuziak , Magdalena Lemanska , Ismael G. Yero

For a graph G, the k-total dominating graph D_{k}^{t}(G) is the graph whose vertices correspond to the total dominating sets of G that have cardinality at most k; two vertices of D_{k}^{t}(G) are adjacent if and only if the corresponding…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-11-17 Saeid Alikhani , Davood Fatehi , Kieka Mynhardt

The independent domination number $i(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the minimum cardinality of a maximal independent set of $G$, also called an $i(G)$-set. The $i$-graph of $G$, denoted $\mathscr{I}(G)$, is the graph whose vertices correspond to the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-03-16 R. C. Brewster , C. M. Mynhardt , L. E. Teshima

The prime-coprime graph $\Theta(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is the simple graph with vertex set $G$, where two distinct elements are adjacent whenever the greatest common divisor of their orders is either $1$ or a prime. We characterize all…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Ravi Ranjan , Shubh Narayan Singh , Surbhi Kumari , Shidra Jamil

A set $S$ of vertices of a graph $G$ is exponentially independent if, for every vertex $u$ in $S$, $$\sum\limits_{v\in S\setminus \{ u\}}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{{\rm dist}_{(G,S)}(u,v)-1}<1,$$ where ${\rm dist}_{(G,S)}(u,v)$ is the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-05 Stéphane Bessy , Johannes Pardey , Dieter Rautenbach

As a natural variant of domination in graphs, Dankelmann et al. [Domination with exponential decay, Discrete Math. 309 (2009) 5877-5883] introduce exponential domination, where vertices are considered to have some dominating power that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-10-30 Stephane Bessy , Pascal Ochem , Dieter Rautenbach

The study of power domination in graphs arises from the problem of placing a minimum number of measurement devices in an electrical network while monitoring the entire network. A power dominating set of a graph is a set of vertices from…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-12-08 Boris Brimkov , Derek Mikesell , Logan Smith

Let $G = (V,E)$ be a simple, undirected and connected graph. A connected (total) dominating set $S \subseteq V$ is a secure connected (total) dominating set of $G$, if for each $ u \in V \setminus S$, there exists $v \in S$ such that $uv…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2020-02-06 Jakkepalli Pavan Kumar , P. Venkata Subba Reddy , S. Arumugam

The \emph{domination subdivision number} sd$(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the minimum number of edges that must be subdivided (where an edge can be subdivided at most once) in order to increase the domination number of $G$. It has been shown…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-10-15 Magda Dettlaff , Joanna Raczek , Jerzy Topp

A dominating set of a graph $G$ is a set $D\subseteq V_G$ such that every vertex in $V_G-D$ is adjacent to at least one vertex in $D$, and the domination number $\gamma(G)$ of $G$ is the minimum cardinality of a dominating set of $G$. A set…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-01-18 Andrzej Lingas , Mateusz Miotk , Jerzy Topp , Paweł Żyliński

The majorization relation orders the degree sequences of simple graphs into posets called dominance orders. As shown by Ruch and Gutman (1979) and Merris (2002), the degree sequences of threshold and split graphs form upward-closed sets…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Michael D. Barrus , Jean A. Guillaume