Relating the total domination number and the annihilation number of cactus graphs and block graphs
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https://doi.org/10.26493/1855-3974.1378.11dKeywords:
Total domination number, annihilation number, cactus graph, block graphAbstract
The total domination number γt(G) of a graph G is the order of a smallest set D ⊆ V(G) such that each vertex of G is adjacent to some vertex in D. The annihilation number a(G) of G is the largest integer k such that there exist k different vertices in G with degree sum of at most |E(G)|. It is conjectured that γt(G) ≤ a(G) + 1 holds for every nontrivial connected graph G. The conjecture was proved for graphs with minimum degree at least 3, and remains unresolved for graphs with minimum degree 1 or 2. In this paper we establish the conjecture for cactus graphs and block graphs.
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2018-11-22
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