Magda Dettlaff

Bondage number of grid graphs

The bondage number b(G) of a nonempty graph G is the cardinality of a smallest set of edges whose removal from G results in a graph with domination number greater than the domination number of G. Here we study the bondage number of some grid-like graphs. In this sense, we obtain some bounds or exact values of the bondage number of some strong product and direct product of two paths.

Domination subdivision and domination multisubdivision numbers of graphs

Abstract The domination subdivision number sd(G) of a graph G is the minimum number of edges that must be subdivided (where an edge can be subdivided at most once) in order to increase the domination number of G. It has been shown [10] that sd(T) ≤ 3 for any tree T. We prove that the decision problem of the domination subdivision number is NP-complete even for bipartite graphs. For this reason we define the domination multisubdivision number of a nonempty graph G as a minimum positive integer k such that there exists an edge which must be subdivided k times to increase the domination number of G. We show that msd(G) ≤ 3 for any graph G. The domination subdivision number and the domination multisubdivision number of a graph are incomparable in general, but we show that for trees these two parameters are equal. We also determine the domination multisubdivision number for some classes of graphs.

Some Variations of Perfect Graphs

Abstract We consider (ψk−γk−1)-perfect graphs, i.e., graphs G for which ψk(H) = γk−1(H) for any induced subgraph H of G, where ψk and γk−1 are the k-path vertex cover number and the distance (k − 1)-domination number, respectively. We study (ψk−γk−1)-perfect paths, cycles and complete graphs for k ≥ 2. Moreover, we provide a complete characterisation of (ψ2 − γ1)- perfect graphs describing the set of its forbidden induced subgraphs and providing the explicit characterisation of the structure of graphs belonging to this family.

Total domination multisubdivision number of a graph

Abstract The domination multisubdivision number of a nonempty graph G was defined in [3] as the minimum positive integer k such that there exists an edge which must be subdivided k times to increase the domination number of G. Similarly we define the total domination multisubdivision number msdγt (G) of a graph G and we show that for any connected graph G of order at least two, msdγt (G) ≤ 3. We show that for trees the total domination multisubdi- vision number is equal to the known total domination subdivision number. We also determine the total domination multisubdivision number for some classes of graphs and characterize trees T with msdγt (T) = 1.

Total Domination Versus Domination in Cubic Graphs

A dominating set in a graph G is a set S of vertices of G such that every vertex not in S has a neighbor in S. Further, if every vertex of G has a neighbor in S, then S is a total dominating set of G. The domination number,

On the super domination number of lexicographic product graphs

\gamma (G)

Influence of edge subdivision on the convex domination number.

γ(G), and total domination number,