On $k$-coalition in graphs: bounds and exact values
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| author | Brešar, Boštjan Henning, Michael A. Samadi, Babak |
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| contents | Given a graph $G=\big{(}V(G),E(G)\big{)}$, a set $S\subseteq V(G)$ is called a $k$-dominating set if every vertex in $V(G)\setminus S$ has at least $k$ neighbors in $S$. Two disjoint sets $A,B\subset V(G)$ form a $k$-coalition in $G$ if neither set is a $k$-dominating set in $G$ but their union $A\cup B$ is a $k$-dominating set. A partition $Ω$ of $V(G)$ is a $k$-coalition partition if each set in $Ω$ is either a $k$-dominating set of cardinality $k$ or forms a $k$-coalition with another set in $Ω$. The $k$-coalition number $C_{k}(G)$ equals the maximum cardinality of a $k$-coalition partition of $G$. In this work, we give general upper and lower bounds on this parameter. In particular, we show that if $G$ has minimum degree $δ\ge 2$ and maximum degree $Δ\ge 4 \lfloor δ/2 \rfloor$, then $C_{2}(G) \leq (Δ-2\lfloor δ/2 \rfloor+1)(\lfloor δ/2 \rfloor+1) + \lceil δ/2 \rceil+1$, and this bound is sharp. If $T$ is a tree of order~$n \ge 2$, then we prove the upper bound $C_{2}(T) \leq \big\lfloor \frac{n}{2}\big\rfloor+1$ and we characterize the extremal trees achieving equality in this bound. We determine the exact value of $C_{k}(G)$ for any cubic graph $G$ and $k\geq2$. Finally, we give the exact value of $C_{k}$ for any complete bipartite graph, which completes a partial result and resolves an issue from an earlier paper. |
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| spellingShingle | On $k$-coalition in graphs: bounds and exact values Brešar, Boštjan Henning, Michael A. Samadi, Babak Combinatorics Given a graph $G=\big{(}V(G),E(G)\big{)}$, a set $S\subseteq V(G)$ is called a $k$-dominating set if every vertex in $V(G)\setminus S$ has at least $k$ neighbors in $S$. Two disjoint sets $A,B\subset V(G)$ form a $k$-coalition in $G$ if neither set is a $k$-dominating set in $G$ but their union $A\cup B$ is a $k$-dominating set. A partition $Ω$ of $V(G)$ is a $k$-coalition partition if each set in $Ω$ is either a $k$-dominating set of cardinality $k$ or forms a $k$-coalition with another set in $Ω$. The $k$-coalition number $C_{k}(G)$ equals the maximum cardinality of a $k$-coalition partition of $G$. In this work, we give general upper and lower bounds on this parameter. In particular, we show that if $G$ has minimum degree $δ\ge 2$ and maximum degree $Δ\ge 4 \lfloor δ/2 \rfloor$, then $C_{2}(G) \leq (Δ-2\lfloor δ/2 \rfloor+1)(\lfloor δ/2 \rfloor+1) + \lceil δ/2 \rceil+1$, and this bound is sharp. If $T$ is a tree of order~$n \ge 2$, then we prove the upper bound $C_{2}(T) \leq \big\lfloor \frac{n}{2}\big\rfloor+1$ and we characterize the extremal trees achieving equality in this bound. We determine the exact value of $C_{k}(G)$ for any cubic graph $G$ and $k\geq2$. Finally, we give the exact value of $C_{k}$ for any complete bipartite graph, which completes a partial result and resolves an issue from an earlier paper. |
| title | On $k$-coalition in graphs: bounds and exact values |
| topic | Combinatorics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18306 |