On the isolation number of graphs with minimum degree four

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Autori principali: Goddard, Wayne, Henning, Michael A.
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author Goddard, Wayne
Henning, Michael A.
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Henning, Michael A.
contents An isolating set in a graph $G$ is a set $S$ of vertices such that removing $S$ and its neighborhood leaves no edge. The isolation number $ι(G)$ of $G$ (also known as the vertex-edge domination number) is the minimum size among all isolating sets of $G$. We provide a technique for proving upper bounds on this parameter for graphs with a given minimum degree. For example, we show that if $G$ has order~$n$ and minimum degree at least~$4$, then $ι(G) \le 13n/41$, and if $G$ is also triangle-free, then $ι(G) \le 3n/10$.
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spellingShingle On the isolation number of graphs with minimum degree four
Goddard, Wayne
Henning, Michael A.
Combinatorics
05c69
An isolating set in a graph $G$ is a set $S$ of vertices such that removing $S$ and its neighborhood leaves no edge. The isolation number $ι(G)$ of $G$ (also known as the vertex-edge domination number) is the minimum size among all isolating sets of $G$. We provide a technique for proving upper bounds on this parameter for graphs with a given minimum degree. For example, we show that if $G$ has order~$n$ and minimum degree at least~$4$, then $ι(G) \le 13n/41$, and if $G$ is also triangle-free, then $ι(G) \le 3n/10$.
title On the isolation number of graphs with minimum degree four
topic Combinatorics
05c69
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21551