Stability of the Strong Domination Number of Graphs

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Hauptverfasser: Alikhani, Saeid, Mehraban, Mazharuddin, Ardakani, Hossein Shojaaldini
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author Alikhani, Saeid
Mehraban, Mazharuddin
Ardakani, Hossein Shojaaldini
author_facet Alikhani, Saeid
Mehraban, Mazharuddin
Ardakani, Hossein Shojaaldini
contents This paper introduces and studies the stability of the strong domination number of a graph, denoted $\operatorname{st}_{γ_{st}}(G)$, defined as the minimum number of vertices whose removal changes the strong domination number $γ_{st}(G)$. We determine exact values of this stability parameter for several fundamental graph classes, including paths, cycles, wheels, complete bipartite graphs, friendship graphs, book graphs, and balanced complete multipartite graphs. General bounds on $\operatorname{st}_{γ_{st}}(G)$ are established, along with a Nordhaus Gaddum type inequality. The behavior of stability under graph operations such as join, corona, and Cartesian product is also investigated. Structural characterizations of graphs with given stability values are provided, and several open problems and directions for future research are outlined.
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spellingShingle Stability of the Strong Domination Number of Graphs
Alikhani, Saeid
Mehraban, Mazharuddin
Ardakani, Hossein Shojaaldini
Combinatorics
05C05, 05C69
This paper introduces and studies the stability of the strong domination number of a graph, denoted $\operatorname{st}_{γ_{st}}(G)$, defined as the minimum number of vertices whose removal changes the strong domination number $γ_{st}(G)$. We determine exact values of this stability parameter for several fundamental graph classes, including paths, cycles, wheels, complete bipartite graphs, friendship graphs, book graphs, and balanced complete multipartite graphs. General bounds on $\operatorname{st}_{γ_{st}}(G)$ are established, along with a Nordhaus Gaddum type inequality. The behavior of stability under graph operations such as join, corona, and Cartesian product is also investigated. Structural characterizations of graphs with given stability values are provided, and several open problems and directions for future research are outlined.
title Stability of the Strong Domination Number of Graphs
topic Combinatorics
05C05, 05C69
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.03891