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Eulerian $k$-dominating reconfiguration graphs

Combinatorics 2025-01-15 v3

Abstract

For a graph GG, the vertices of the kk-dominating graph, denoted Dk(G)\mathcal{D}_k(G), correspond to the dominating sets of GG with cardinality at most kk. Two vertices of Dk(G)\mathcal{D}_k(G) are adjacent if and only if the corresponding dominating sets in GG can be obtained from one other by adding or removing a single vertex of GG. Since Dk(G)\mathcal{D}_k(G) is not necessarily connected when k<V(G)k < |V(G)|, much research has focused on conditions under which Dk(G)\mathcal{D}_k(G) is connected and recent work has explored the existence of Hamilton paths in the kk-dominating graph. We consider the complementary problem of determining the conditions under which the kk-dominating graph is Eulerian. In the case where k=V(G)k = |V(G)|, we characterize those graphs GG for which Dk(G)\mathcal{D}_k(G) is Eulerian. In the case where kk is restricted, we determine for a number of graph classes, the conditions under which the kk-dominating graph is Eulerian.

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@article{arxiv.2404.10962,
  title  = {Eulerian $k$-dominating reconfiguration graphs},
  author = {M. E. Messinger and A. Porter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.10962},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures

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