Let x(G^2) denote the chromatic number of the square of a maximal outerplanar graph G and Q denote a maximal outerplanar graph obtained by adding three chords y1 y3, y3y5, y5y1 to a 6-cycle y1y2…y6y1. In this paper...Let x(G^2) denote the chromatic number of the square of a maximal outerplanar graph G and Q denote a maximal outerplanar graph obtained by adding three chords y1 y3, y3y5, y5y1 to a 6-cycle y1y2…y6y1. In this paper, it is proved that △ + 1 ≤ x(G^2) ≤△ + 2, and x(G^2) = A + 2 if and only if G is Q, where A represents the maximum degree of G.展开更多
文摘Let x(G^2) denote the chromatic number of the square of a maximal outerplanar graph G and Q denote a maximal outerplanar graph obtained by adding three chords y1 y3, y3y5, y5y1 to a 6-cycle y1y2…y6y1. In this paper, it is proved that △ + 1 ≤ x(G^2) ≤△ + 2, and x(G^2) = A + 2 if and only if G is Q, where A represents the maximum degree of G.