English

Roman domination: changing, unchanging, $\gamma_R$-graphs

Combinatorics 2017-09-18 v1

Abstract

A Roman dominating function (RD-function) on a graph G=(V(G),E(G))G = (V(G), E(G)) is a labeling f:V(G){0,1,2}f : V(G) \rightarrow \{0, 1, 2\} such that every vertex with label 00 has a neighbor with label 22. The weight f(V(G))f(V(G)) of a RD-function ff on GG is the value ΣvV(G)f(v)\Sigma_{v\in V(G)} f (v). The {\em Roman domination number} γR(G)\gamma_{R}(G) of GG is the minimum weight of a RD-function on GG. The six classes of graphs resulting from the changing or unchanging of the Roman domination number of a graph when a vertex is deleted, or an edge is deleted or added are considered. We consider relationships among the classes, which are illustrated in a Venn diagram. A graph GG is Roman domination kk-critical if the removal of any set of kk vertices decreases the Roman domination number. Some initial properties of these graphs are studied. The γR\gamma_R-graph of a graph GG is any graph which vertex set is the collection DR(G)\mathscr{D}_R(G) of all minimum weight RD-functions on GG. We define adjacency between any two elements of DR(G)\mathscr{D}_R(G) in several ways, and initiate the study of the obtained γR\gamma_R-graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1709.05052,
  title  = {Roman domination: changing, unchanging, $\gamma_R$-graphs},
  author = {Vladimir Samodivkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.05052},
  year   = {2017}
}

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19 pages, 3 figures

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