Independence numbers of the 2-token graphs of some join graphs

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Main Authors: Rivera, Luis Manuel, Briones, Gerardo Vazquez
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author Rivera, Luis Manuel
Briones, Gerardo Vazquez
author_facet Rivera, Luis Manuel
Briones, Gerardo Vazquez
contents The $2$-token graph $F_2(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the graph whose set of vertices consists of all the $2$-subsets of $V(G)$, where two vertices are adjacent if and only if their symmetric difference is an edge in $G$. Let $G$ be the join graph of $E_n$ and $H$, where $H$ is any graph. In this paper, we give a method to construct an independent set ${\mathcal I}'$ of $F_2(G)$ from an independent set ${\mathcal I}$ of $F_2(G)$ such that $|{\mathcal I}'| \geq |{\mathcal I}|$. As an application, we obtain the independence number of the $2$-token graphs of fan graphs $F_{n, m}$, wheel graphs $W_{n, m}$ and $E_n+K_n$.
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spellingShingle Independence numbers of the 2-token graphs of some join graphs
Rivera, Luis Manuel
Briones, Gerardo Vazquez
Combinatorics
05C69, 05C76
The $2$-token graph $F_2(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the graph whose set of vertices consists of all the $2$-subsets of $V(G)$, where two vertices are adjacent if and only if their symmetric difference is an edge in $G$. Let $G$ be the join graph of $E_n$ and $H$, where $H$ is any graph. In this paper, we give a method to construct an independent set ${\mathcal I}'$ of $F_2(G)$ from an independent set ${\mathcal I}$ of $F_2(G)$ such that $|{\mathcal I}'| \geq |{\mathcal I}|$. As an application, we obtain the independence number of the $2$-token graphs of fan graphs $F_{n, m}$, wheel graphs $W_{n, m}$ and $E_n+K_n$.
title Independence numbers of the 2-token graphs of some join graphs
topic Combinatorics
05C69, 05C76
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17419