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Let $\gamma'_s(G)$ be the signed edge domination number of G. In 2006, Xu conjectured that: for any $2$-connected graph G of order $ n (n \geq 2),$ $\gamma'_s(G)\geq 1$. In this article we show that this conjecture is not true. More…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2010-08-20 Saeed Akbari , Sadegh Bolouki , Pooya Hatami , Milad Siami

We commence the study of domination in the incidence graphs of combinatorial designs. Let $D$ be a combinatorial design and denote by $\gamma(D)$ the domination number of the incidence (Levy) graph of $D$. We obtain a number of results…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-05-15 Felix Goldberg , Deepak Rajendraprasad , Rogers Mathew

In the Maker-Breaker domination game played on a graph $G$, Dominator's goal is to select a dominating set and Staller's goal is to claim a closed neighborhood of some vertex. We study the cases when Staller can win the game. If Dominator…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-02-14 Csilla Bujtás , Pakanun Dokyeesun , Sandi Klavžar

It is conjectured that the game domination number is at most $3n/5$ for every $n$-vertex graph which does not contain isolated vertices. It was proved in the recent years that the conjecture holds for several graph classes, including the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-02-04 Csilla Bujtás

In the total domination game played on a graph $G$, players Dominator and Staller alternately select vertices of $G$, as long as possible, such that each vertex chosen increases the number of vertices totally dominated. Dominator (Staller)…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-09-19 Michael A. Henning , Sandi Klavžar , Douglas F. Rall

Given a graph G equals (V,E), a subset S subset of V is a dominating set if every vertex in V minus S is adjacent to some vertex in S. The dominating set with the least cardinality, gamma, is called a gamma-set which is commonly known as a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-01 Julian Allagan , Benkam Bobga

The Maker-Breaker total domination number, $\gamma_{\rm MBT}(G)$, of a graph $G$ is introduced as the minimum number of moves of Dominator to win the Maker-Breaker total domination game, provided that he has a winning strategy and is the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-24 Athira Divakaran , Tijo James , Sandi Klavžar , Latha S Nair

A set $S$ of vertices in a graph $G$ is a dominating set if every vertex of $G$ is in $S$ or is adjacent to a vertex in $S$. If, in addition, $S$ is an independent set, then $S$ is an independent dominating set. The domination number…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-27 Martin Knor , Riste Škrekovski , Aleksandra Tepeh

For a graphical property $\mathcal{P}$ and a graph $G$, a subset $S$ of vertices of $G$ is a $\mathcal{P}$-set if the subgraph induced by $S$ has the property $\mathcal{P}$. The domination number with respect to the property $\mathcal{P}$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-02-24 Vladimir Samodivkin

An edge dominating set $F$ of a graph $G=(V,E)$ is an \textit{edge cut dominating set} if the subgraph $\langle V,G-F \rangle$ is disconnected. The \textit{edge cut domination number} $\gamma_{ct}(G)$ of $G$ is the minimum cardinality of an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-05-17 Todd Fenstermacher , Stephen Hedetniemi , Renu Laskar

We study the Maker-Breaker domination game played by Dominator and Staller on the vertex set of a given graph. Dominator wins when the vertices he has claimed form a dominating set of the graph. Staller wins if she makes it impossible for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-04-17 Jovana Forcan , Jiayue Qi

Given a connected graph with domination (or total domination) number \gamma>=2, we ask for the maximum number m_\gamma and m_{\gamma,T} of dominating and total dominating sets of size \gamma. An exact answer is provided for \gamma=2and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-08-15 Anant Godbole , Jessie Jamieson , William Jamieson

For a graph $G$, the central graph $C(G)$ is the graph constructed from $G$ by subdividing each edge of $G$ with one vertex and also by adding an edge to every pair of non-adjacent vertices in $G$. Also for a graph $G$, let $\gamma(G)$ and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-04-22 Shinya Fujita , Farshad Kazemnejad , Behnaz Pahlavsay

In any graph $G$, the domination number $\gamma(G)$ is at most the independence number $\alpha(G)$. The Inverse Domination Conjecture says that, in any isolate-free $G$, there exists pair of vertex-disjoint dominating sets $D, D'$ with…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-11-15 Elliot Krop , Jessica McDonald , Gregory J. Puleo

A vertex $u$ in a graph $G$ totally dominates a vertex $v$ if $u$ is adjacent to $v$ in $G$. A total dominating set of $G$ is a set $S$ of vertices of $G$ such that every vertex of $G$ is totally dominated by a vertex in $S$. The indicated…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-02-02 Michael A. Henning , Douglas F. Rall

The concept of domination in graphs plays a central role in understanding structural properties and applications in network theory. In this study, we focus on the paired disjunctive domination number in the context of middle graphs, a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Hande Tuncel Golpek , Zeliha Kartal Yildiz , Aysun Aytac

We consider a biased version of Maker-Breaker domination games, which were recently introduced by Gledel, Ir{\v{s}}i{\v{c}}, and Klav{\v{z}}ar. Two players, Dominator and Staller, alternatingly claim vertices of a graph $G$ where Dominator…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-08-02 Ali Deniz Bagdas , Dennis Clemens , Fabian Hamann , Yannick Mogge

In a Maker-Breaker game on a graph $G$, Breaker and Maker alternately claim edges of $G$. Maker wins if, after all edges have been claimed, the graph induced by his edges has some desired property. We consider four Maker-Breaker games…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-09-24 Andrew Beveridge , Andrzej Dudek , Alan Frieze , Tobias Muller , Milos Stojakovic

In a graph $G$, a set $D\subseteq V(G)$ is called 2-dominating set if each vertex not in $D$ has at least two neighbors in $D$. The 2-domination number $\gamma_2(G)$ is the minimum cardinality of such a set $D$. We give a method for the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-12-28 Csilla Bujtás , Szilárd Jaskó

For a graph G, a signed domination function of G is a two-colouring of the vertices of G with colours +1 and -1 such that the closed neighbourhood of every vertex contains more +1's than -1's. This concept is closely related to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-06-23 A. Poghosyan , V. Zverovich