Lower Bounds on the Majority Domination Number of Graphs

Let G=(V,E) be a simple graph. For any real valued function f∶V→R and SV, let f(S)=∑ u∈S?f(u). A majority dominating function is a function f∶V→{-1,1} such that f(N)≥1 for at least half the vertices v∈V. Then majority domination number of a graph G is γ maj(G)=min{f(V)|f is a majority dominating function on G}. We obtain lower bounds on this parameter and generalize some results of Henning.

An Upper Bound for Total Domination Number

Let G=(V, E) be a simple graph without an isolate. A subset T of V is a total dominating set of G if for any there exists at least one vertex such that .The total domination number γ1(G) of G is the minimum order of a total dominating set of G. This paper proves that if G is a connected graph with n≥3 vertices and minimum degree at least two.

On Graphs with Equal Connected Domination and 2-connected Domination Numbers

A subset S of V is called a k-connected dominating set if S is a dominating set and the induced subgraph S has at most k components.The k-connected domination number γck（G） of G is the minimum cardinality taken over all minimal k-connected dominating sets of G.In this paper,we characterize trees and unicyclic graphs with equal connected domination and 2-connected domination numbers.

The Twin Domination Number of Strong Product of Digraphs

Let γ^＊（D） denote the twin domination number of digraph D and let Di× D 2 denote the strong product of Di and D 2. In this paper, we obtain that the twin domination number of strong product of two directed cycles of length at least 2. Furthermore, we give a lower bound of the twin domination number of strong product of two digraphs, and prove that the twin domination number of strong product of the complete digraph and any digraph D equals the twin domination number of D.

The Generalization of Signed Domination Number of Two Classes of Graphs

Let be a graph. A function is said to be a Signed Dominating Function (SDF) if holds for all . The signed domination number . In this paper, we determine the exact value of the Signed Domination Number of graphs and for , which is generalized the known results, respectively, where and are denotes the k-th power graphs of cycle and path .

Roman Domination Number and Domination Number of a Tree

A Roman dominating function on a graph G = （V, E） is a function f ： V→{0, 1, 2} satisfying the condition that every vertex u for which f（u） = 0 is adjacent to at least one vertex v for which f（v） = 2. The weight of a Roman dominating function is the value f（V） = Σu∈Vf（u）. The minimum weight of a Roman dominating function on a graph G, denoted by γR（G）, is called the Roman dominating number of G. In this paper, we will characterize a tree T with γR（T） = γ（T） ＋ 3.

On the Characterization of Maximal Planar Graphs with a Given Signed Cycle Domination Number

Let G = （V, E） be a simple graph. A function f ： E → {＋1,-1} is called a signed cycle domination function （SCDF） of G if ∑e∈E（C） f（e） ≥ 1 for every induced cycle C of G. The signed cycle domination number of G is defined as γ′sc（G） = min{∑e∈E f（e）｜ f is an SCDF of G}. This paper will characterize all maxima] planar graphs G with order n ≥ 6 and γ′sc（G） =n.

Characterization of Connected Graphs with Maximum Domination Number

Let G be a connected graph of order p, and let γ7(G) denote the domination number of G. Clearly, γ(G) ≤[p/2]. The aim of this paper is to characterize the graphs G that reaches this upper bound. The main results are as follows: (1) when p is even, γ(G) = p/2 if and only if either G C4 or G is the crown of a connected graph with p/2 vertices; (2) when p is odd, γ(G) = (p-1)/2 if and only if every spanning tree of G is one of the two classes of trees shown in Theorem 3.1.

Domination Number in Graphs with Minimum Degree Two

A set D of vertices of a graph G = （V, E） is called a dominating set if every vertex of V not in D is adjacent to a vertex of D. In 1996, Reed proved that every graph of order n with minimum degree at least 3 has a dominating set of cardinality at most 3n/8. In this paper we generalize Reed＇s result. We show that every graph G of order n with minimum degree at least 2 has a dominating set of cardinality at most （3n ＋IV21）/8, where V2 denotes the set of vertices of degree 2 in G. As an application of the above result, we show that for k ≥ 1, the k-restricted domination number rk （G, γ） ≤ （3n＋5k）/8 for all graphs of order n with minimum degree at least 3.

A lower bound on the total signed domination numbers of graphs

Let G be a finite connected simple graph with a vertex set V (G) and an edge set E(G). A total signed domination function of G is a function f : V (G) ∪ E(G) → {?1, 1}. The weight of f is w(f) = Σ x∈V(G)∪E(G) f(x). For an element x ∈ V (G) ∪ E(G), we define $f[x] = \sum\nolimits_{y \in N_T [x]} {f(y)} $ . A total signed domination function of G is a function f : V (G) ∪ E(G) → {?1, 1} such that f[x] ? 1 for all x ∈ V (G) ∪ E(G). The total signed domination number γ s * (G) of G is the minimum weight of a total signed domination function on G.In this paper, we obtain some lower bounds for the total signed domination number of a graph G and compute the exact values of γ s * (G) when G is C n and P n .

On Signed Edge Total Domination Numbers of Graphs

Let G = （V,E） be a graph.A function f ： E → {-1,1} is said to be a signed edge total dominating function （SETDF） of G if e ∈N（e） f（e ） ≥ 1 holds for every edge e ∈ E（G）.The signed edge total domination number γ st （G） of G is defined as γ st （G） = min{ e∈E（G） f（e）｜f is an SETDF of G}.In this paper we obtain some new lower bounds of γ st （G）.

Domination Numbers of Undirected Toroidal Mesh

The （d, m）-domination number γd,m is a new measure to characterize the reliability of resources-sharing in fault tolerant networks, in some sense, which can more accurately characterize the reliability of networks than the m-diameter does. In this paper, we study the （d,4）-domination numbers of undirected toroidal mesh

Some Upper Bounds Related with Domination Number

For a simple and connected graph G,denote the domination number,the diameter,and the radius of G asβ(G),D(G),and r(G),respectively.In this paper,we solve two conjectures on the upper bounds ofβ(G)·D(G)andβ(G)+r(G),which are proposed by the computer system AutoGraphiX.Extremal trees which attain the upper bounds are also considered.

A Lower Bound for the Algebraic Connectivity of a Graph in Terms of the Domination Number

We investigate how the algebraic connectivity of a graph changes by relocating a connected branch from one vertex to another vertex, and then minimize the algebraic connectivity among all connected graphs of order n with fixed domination number γ≤（n＋2）/3, and finally present a lower bound for the algebraic connectivity in terms of the domination number. We also characterize the minimum algebraic connectivity of graphs with domination number half their order.

Bounds on Fractional Domination of Some Products of Graphs

Let γ f(G) and γ~t f(G) be the fractional domination number and fractional total domination number of a graph G respectively. Hare and Stewart gave some exact fractional domination number of P n×P m (grid graph) with small n and m . But for large n and m , it is difficult to decide the exact fractional domination number. Motivated by this, nearly sharp upper and lower bounds are given to the fractional domination number of grid graphs. Furthermore, upper and lower bounds on the fractional total domination number of strong direct product of graphs are given.

Independent Roman{2}-Domination in Trees

For a graph G=(V,E),a Roman{2}-dominating function f:V→{0,1,2}has the property that for every vertex v∈V with f(v)=0,either v is adjacent to at least one vertex u for which f(u)=2,or at least two vertices u1 and u2 for which f(u1)=f(u2)=1.A Roman{2}-dominating function f=(V0,V1,V2)is called independent if V1∪V2 is an independent set.The weight of an independent Roman{2}-dominating function f is the valueω(f)=Σv∈V f(v),and the independent Roman{2}-domination number i{R2}(G)is the minimum weight of an independent Roman{2}-dominating function on G.In this paper,we characterize all trees with i{R2}(T)=γ(T)+1,and give a linear time algorithm to compute the value of i{R2}(T)for any tree T.

On Minus Paired-Domination in Graphs

The study of minus paired domination of a graph G=(V,E) is initiated. Let SV be any paired dominating set of G , a minus paired dominating function is a function of the form f∶V→{-1,0,1} such that f(v)= 1 for v∈S, f(v)≤0 for v∈V-S , and f(N)≥1 for all v∈V . The weight of a minus paired dominating function f is w(f)=∑f(v) , over all vertices v∈V . The minus paired domination number of a graph G is γ - p( G )=min{ w(f)|f is a minus paired dominating function of G }. On the basis of the minus paired domination number of a graph G defined, some of its properties are discussed.

Signed Total Domination in Graphs

Let G=(V,E) be a simple graph. For any real valued function f:V →R, the weight of f is f(V) = ∑f(v) over all vertices v∈V . A signed total dominating function is a function f:V→{-1,1} such that f(N(v)) ≥1 for every vertex v∈V . The signed total domination number of a graph G equals the minimum weight of a signed total dominating function on G . In this paper, some properties of the signed total domination number of a graph G are discussed.

Signed total domatic number of a graph

Let G = （V, E） be a graph, and let f ： V →{-1, 1} be a two-valued function. If ∑x∈N（v） f（x） ≥ 1 for each v ∈ V, where N（v） is the open neighborhood of v, then f is a signed total dominating function on G. A set {fl, f2,… fd} of signed d total dominating functions on G with the property that ∑i=1^d fi（x） ≤ 1 for each x ∈ V, is called a signed total dominating family （of functions） on G. The maximum number of functions in a signed total dominating family on G is the signed total domatic number on G, denoted by dt^s（G）. The properties of the signed total domatic number dt^s（G） are studied in this paper. In particular, we give the sharp bounds of the signed total domatic number of regular graphs, complete bipartite graphs and complete graphs.

Bondage and Reinforcement Number of γ_f for Complete Multipartite Graph

The bondage number of γ f, b f(G) , is defined to be the minimum cardinality of a set of edges whose removal from G results in a graph G′ satisfying γ f(G′)> γ f(G) . The reinforcement number of γ f, r f(G) , is defined to be the minimum cardinality of a set of edges which when added to G results in a graph G′ satisfying γ f(G′)< γ f(G) . G.S.Domke and R.C.Laskar initiated the study of them and gave exact values of b f(G) and r f(G) for some classes of graphs. Exact values of b f(G) and r f(G) for complete multipartite graphs are given and some results are extended.