Geodetic Number and Geo-Chromatic Number of 2-Cartesian Product of Some Graphs

A set S ⊆ V (G) is called a geodetic set if every vertex of G lies on a shortest u-v path for some u, v ∈ S, the minimum cardinality among all geodetic sets is called geodetic number and is denoted by . A set C ⊆ V (G) is called a chromatic set if C contains all vertices of different colors in G, the minimum cardinality among all chromatic sets is called the chromatic number and is denoted by . A geo-chromatic set Sc ⊆ V (G) is both a geodetic set and a chromatic set. The geo-chromatic number of G is the minimum cardinality among all geo-chromatic sets of G. In this paper, we determine the geodetic number and the geo-chromatic number of 2-cartesian product of some standard graphs like complete graphs, cycles and paths.

On (t, r) Broadcast Domination of Directed Graphs

A dominating set of a graph G is a set of vertices that contains at least one endpoint of every edge on the graph. The domination number of G is the order of a minimum dominating set of G. The (t, r) broadcast domination is a generalization of domination in which a set of broadcasting vertices emits signals of strength t that decrease by 1 as they traverse each edge, and we require that every vertex in the graph receives a cumulative signal of at least r from its set of broadcasting neighbors. In this paper, we extend the study of (t, r) broadcast domination to directed graphs. Our main result explores the interval of values obtained by considering the directed (t, r) broadcast domination numbers of all orientations of a graph G. In particular, we prove that in the cases r = 1 and (t, r) = (2, 2), for every integer value in this interval, there exists an orientation of G which has directed (t, r) broadcast domination number equal to that value. We also investigate directed (t, r) broadcast domination on the finite grid graph, the star graph, the infinite grid graph, and the infinite triangular lattice graph. We conclude with some directions for future study.

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.

On Signed Domination of Grid Graph

Let G(V, E) be a finite connected simple graph with vertex set V(G). A function is a signed dominating function f : V(G)→{−1,1} if for every vertex v ∈ V(G), the sum of closed neighborhood weights of v is greater or equal to 1. The signed domination number γs(G) of G is the minimum weight of a signed dominating function on G. In this paper, we calculate the signed domination numbers of the Cartesian product of two paths Pm and Pn for m = 6, 7 and arbitrary n.