Abstract
An Italian dominating function on a graph G with vertex set V(G) is a function f: V(G) → { 0 , 1 , 2 } having the property that for every vertex v with f(v) = 0 , at least two neighbors of v are assigned 1 under f or at least one neighbor of v is assigned 2 under f. The weight of an Italian dominating function f is the sum of the values assigned to all the vertices under f. The Italian domination number of G, denoted by γI(G) , is the minimum weight of an Italian dominating of G. It is known that if G is a connected graph of order n≥ 3 , then γI(G)≤34n. Further, if G has minimum degree at least 2, then γI(G)≤23n. In this paper, we characterize the connected graphs achieving equality in these bounds. In addition, we prove Nordhaus–Gaddum inequalities for the Italian domination number.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4273-4287 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2020 |
Keywords
- 05C69
- Domination
- Italian domination
- Roman domination
- Roman { 2 } -domination
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics