On $d$-distance $p$-packing domination number in strong products

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Main Authors: Bujtás, Csilla, Chenoweth, Vesna Iršič, Klavžar, Sandi, Zhang, Gang
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author Bujtás, Csilla
Chenoweth, Vesna Iršič
Klavžar, Sandi
Zhang, Gang
author_facet Bujtás, Csilla
Chenoweth, Vesna Iršič
Klavžar, Sandi
Zhang, Gang
contents The $d$-distance $p$-packing domination number $γ_d^p(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the cardinality of a smallest set of vertices of $G$ which is both a $d$-distance dominating set and a $p$-packing. If no such set exists, then we set $γ_d^p(G) = \infty$. For an arbitrary strong product $G\boxtimes H$ it is proved that $γ_d^p(G\boxtimes H) \le γ_d^p(G) γ_d^p(H)$. By proving that $γ_d^p(P_m \boxtimes P_n) = \left \lceil \frac{m}{2d+1} \right \rceil \left \lceil \frac{n}{2d+1} \right \rceil$, and that if $γ_d^p(C_n) < \infty$, then $γ_d^p(P_m \boxtimes C_n) = \left \lceil \frac{m}{2d+1} \right \rceil \left \lceil \frac{n}{2d+1} \right \rceil$, the sharpness of the upper bound is demonstrated. On the other hand, infinite families of strong toruses are presented for which the strict inequality holds. For instance, we present strong toruses with difference $2$ and demonstrate that the difference can be arbitrarily large if only one factor is a cycle. It is also conjectured that if $γ_d^p(G) = \infty$, then $γ_d^p(G\boxtimes H) = \infty$ for every graph $H$. Several results are proved which support the conjecture, in particular, if $γ_d^p(C_m)= \infty$, then $γ_d^p(C_m \boxtimes C_n)=\infty$.
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spellingShingle On $d$-distance $p$-packing domination number in strong products
Bujtás, Csilla
Chenoweth, Vesna Iršič
Klavžar, Sandi
Zhang, Gang
Combinatorics
The $d$-distance $p$-packing domination number $γ_d^p(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the cardinality of a smallest set of vertices of $G$ which is both a $d$-distance dominating set and a $p$-packing. If no such set exists, then we set $γ_d^p(G) = \infty$. For an arbitrary strong product $G\boxtimes H$ it is proved that $γ_d^p(G\boxtimes H) \le γ_d^p(G) γ_d^p(H)$. By proving that $γ_d^p(P_m \boxtimes P_n) = \left \lceil \frac{m}{2d+1} \right \rceil \left \lceil \frac{n}{2d+1} \right \rceil$, and that if $γ_d^p(C_n) < \infty$, then $γ_d^p(P_m \boxtimes C_n) = \left \lceil \frac{m}{2d+1} \right \rceil \left \lceil \frac{n}{2d+1} \right \rceil$, the sharpness of the upper bound is demonstrated. On the other hand, infinite families of strong toruses are presented for which the strict inequality holds. For instance, we present strong toruses with difference $2$ and demonstrate that the difference can be arbitrarily large if only one factor is a cycle. It is also conjectured that if $γ_d^p(G) = \infty$, then $γ_d^p(G\boxtimes H) = \infty$ for every graph $H$. Several results are proved which support the conjecture, in particular, if $γ_d^p(C_m)= \infty$, then $γ_d^p(C_m \boxtimes C_n)=\infty$.
title On $d$-distance $p$-packing domination number in strong products
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02749