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Let $G$ be a connected graph. A pebbling move is defined as taking two pebbles from one vertex and placing one pebble to an adjacent vertex and throwing away the other pebble. The non-split domination cover pebbling number, $\psi_{ns}(G)$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-09 A. Lourdusamy , I. Dhivviyanandam , Lian Mathew

Given a distribution of pebbles on the vertices of a graph G, a {\it pebbling move} takes two pebbles from one vertex and puts one on a neighboring vertex. The {\it pebbling number} \Pi(G) is the minimum k such that for every distribution…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-10-12 D. P. Bunde , E. W. Chambers , D. Cranston , K. Milans , D. B. West

Let $G$ be a connected graph with vertex set $V(G)$ and edge set $E(G)$. Pebbling shift is a deletion of two pebbles from a vertex and a placement of one pebble at a neighbouring vertex. The vertex cover set, $D_{vc}$ for graph $G$ is the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-06-04 K. Christy Rani , I. Dhivviyanandam

Let $G=(V,E)$ be a simple graph. A pebbling configuration on $G$ is a function $f:V\rightarrow \mathbb{N}\cup \{0\}$ that assigns a non-negative integer number of pebbles to each vertex. The weight of a configuration $f$ is $w(f)=\sum_{u\in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-01-07 Juma Gul Dehqan , Saeid Alikhani , Ali Delavar Khalafi , Fatemeh Aghaei

We expand the theory of pebbling to graphs with weighted edges. In a weighted pebbling game, one player distributes a set amount of weight on the edges of a graph and his opponent chooses a target vertex and places a configuration of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-06-09 Stephanie Jones , Joshua D. Laison , Cameron McLeman , Kathryn Nyman

Graph pebbling is a network model for transporting discrete resources that are consumed in transit. Deciding whether a given configuration on a particular graph can reach a specified target is ${\sf NP}$-complete, even for diameter two…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-01-17 Liliana Alcón , Marisa Gutierrez , Glenn Hurlbert

Given a configuration of pebbles on the vertices of a connected graph $G$, a \emph{pebbling move} removes two pebbles from some vertex and places one pebble on an adjacent vertex. The \emph{pebbling number} of a graph $G$ is the smallest…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-14 Daniel W. Cranston , Luke Postle , Chenxiao Xue , Carl Yerger

Graph pebbling is a combinatorial game played on an undirected graph with an initial configuration of pebbles. A pebbling move consists of removing two pebbles from one vertex and placing one pebble on an adjacent vertex. The pebbling…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-12-21 Dominic Flocco , Jonad Pulaj , Carl Yerger

A pebbling move on a graph removes two pebbles from a vertex and adds one pebble to an adjacent vertex. A vertex is reachable from a pebble distribution if it is possible to move a pebble to that vertex using pebbling moves. The optimal…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-02-26 Ervin Győri , Gyula Y. Katona , László F. Papp

Let $G=(V,E)$ be a simple graph. A function $f:V\rightarrow \mathbb{N}\cup \{0\}$ is called a configuration of pebbles on the vertices of $G$ and the weight of $f$ is $w(f)=\sum_{u\in V}f(u)$ which is just the total number of pebbles…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-23 Saeid Alikhani , Fatemeh Aghaei

This paper discusses the complexity of graph pebbling, dealing with both traditional pebbling and the recently introduced game of cover pebbling. Determining whether a configuration is solvable according to either the traditional definition…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Nathaniel G. Watson

Given a configuration of pebbles on the vertices of a graph $G$, a pebbling move removes two pebbles from a vertex and puts one pebble on an adjacent vertex. The pebbling number of a graph $G$ is the smallest number of pebbles required such…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-11-26 Marshall Yang , Carl Yerger , Runtian Zhou

We explore the complexity of computing the optimal pebbling number and pebbling number of a graph. We show that deciding whether the optimal pebbling number of G is at most k is NP-complete and deciding whether the pebbling number of G is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 K. Milans , B. Clark

A cycle cover of a graph is a collection of cycles such that each edge of the graph is contained in at least one of the cycles. The length of a cycle cover is the sum of all cycle lengths in the cover. We prove that every bridgeless cubic…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-01-31 Robert Lukoťka

Pebbling is a game played on a graph. The single player is given a graph and a configuration of pebbles and may make pebbling moves by removing 2 pebbles from one vertex and placing one at an adjacent vertex to eventually have one pebble…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-09-10 John Asplund , Franklin Kenter

We introduce several new concepts about graphs and investigate their basic properties. A longest path in a graph is called a detour and a longest cycle is called a cummerbund. The detour covering number of a graph is the number of vertices…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Chengli Li , Xingzhi Zhan

Graph pebbling models the transportation of consumable resources. As two pebbles move across an edge, one reaches its destination while the other is consumed. The $t$-pebbling number is the smallest integer $m$ so that any initially…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-03-05 Liliana Alcón , Marisa Gutierrez , Glenn Hurlbert

Consider a configuration of pebbles on the vertices of a connected graph. A pebbling move is to remove two pebbles from a vertex and to place one pebble at the neighbouring vertex of the vertex from which the pebbles are removed. For a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-01 I. Dhivviyanandam , A. Lourdusamy , S. Kither Iammal , K. Christy Rani

The pebbling number of a graph $G$, $f(G)$, is the least $p$ such that, however $p$ pebbles are placed on the vertices of $G$, we can move a pebble to any vertex by a sequence of moves, each move taking two pebbles off one vertex and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-02-07 Zheng-Jiang Xia , Yong-Liang Pan , Jun-Ming Xu

In [C. Xue, C. Yerger: Optimal Pebbling on Grids, Graphs and Combinatorics] the authors conjecture that if every vertex of an infinite square grid is reachable from a pebble distribution, then the covering ratio of this distribution is at…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-08-29 Ervin Győri , Gyula Y. Katona , László F. Papp