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| author | Holub, Přemysl Jakovac, Marko Klavžar, Sandi |
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| contents | For a non-decreasing sequence of positive integers $S = (s_1,s_2,\ldots)$, the {\em $S$-packing chromatic number} $χ_S(G)$ of $G$ is the smallest integer $k$ such that the vertex set of $G$ can be partitioned into sets $X_i$, $i \in [k]$, where vertices in $X_i$ are pairwise at distance greater than $s_i$. In this paper we introduce $S$-packing chromatic vertex-critical graphs, $χ_{S}$-critical for short, as the graphs in which $χ_{S}(G-u)<χ_{S}(G)$ for every $u\in V(G)$. This extends the earlier concept of the packing chromatic vertex-critical graphs. We show that if $G$ is $χ_{S}$-critical, then the set $\{ χ_{S}(G)-χ_{S}(G-u); \, u\in V(G) \}$ can be almost arbitrary. If $G$ is $χ_{S}$-critical and $χ_{S}(G)=k$ ($k\in \mathbb{N}$), then $G$ is called $k$-$χ_{S}$-critical. We characterize $3$-$χ_{S}$-critical graphs and partially characterize $4$-$χ_{S}$-critical graphs when $s_1>1$. We also deal with $k$-$χ_{S}$-criticality of trees and caterpillars. |
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| spellingShingle | $S$-packing chromatic vertex-critical graphs Holub, Přemysl Jakovac, Marko Klavžar, Sandi Combinatorics For a non-decreasing sequence of positive integers $S = (s_1,s_2,\ldots)$, the {\em $S$-packing chromatic number} $χ_S(G)$ of $G$ is the smallest integer $k$ such that the vertex set of $G$ can be partitioned into sets $X_i$, $i \in [k]$, where vertices in $X_i$ are pairwise at distance greater than $s_i$. In this paper we introduce $S$-packing chromatic vertex-critical graphs, $χ_{S}$-critical for short, as the graphs in which $χ_{S}(G-u)<χ_{S}(G)$ for every $u\in V(G)$. This extends the earlier concept of the packing chromatic vertex-critical graphs. We show that if $G$ is $χ_{S}$-critical, then the set $\{ χ_{S}(G)-χ_{S}(G-u); \, u\in V(G) \}$ can be almost arbitrary. If $G$ is $χ_{S}$-critical and $χ_{S}(G)=k$ ($k\in \mathbb{N}$), then $G$ is called $k$-$χ_{S}$-critical. We characterize $3$-$χ_{S}$-critical graphs and partially characterize $4$-$χ_{S}$-critical graphs when $s_1>1$. We also deal with $k$-$χ_{S}$-criticality of trees and caterpillars. |
| title | $S$-packing chromatic vertex-critical graphs |
| topic | Combinatorics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.09362 |