Abstract:

The Fibonacci graph \( G_n \) is the graph whose vertex set is the collection of \( n \)-bit binary strings having no contiguous ones, and two vertices are adjacent if and only if their Hamming distance is one. Values of several graphical invariants are determined for these graphs, and bounds are found for other invariants.

James J. Gardner1, Anant P. Godbole2, Alberto Mokak Teguia3, Annalies Z. Vuong4, Nathaniel G. Watson5, Carl R. Yerger6
1Mathematics & Science Center, Suite W401, 400 Dowman Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30322, jgardn3@emory.edu
2Department of Mathematics, East Tennessee State University, Box 70663, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614,
3Duke University, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320,
4Dartmouth College, 6188 Kemeny Hall Hanover, NH 03755
5Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley 850 Evans Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3840
6Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mathematics, 686 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0160
Abstract:

Given a configuration of pebbles on the vertices of a connected graph \( G \), a \emph{pebbling move} is defined as the removal of two pebbles from some vertex and the placement of one of these on an adjacent vertex. We introduce the notion of domination cover pebbling, obtained by combining graph cover pebbling with the theory of domination in graphs. The domination cover pebbling number, \( \psi(G) \), of a graph \( G \) is the minimum number of pebbles that are placed on \( V(G) \) such that after a sequence of pebbling moves, the set of vertices with pebbles forms a dominating set of \( G \), regardless of the initial configuration of pebbles. We discuss basic results and determine \( \psi(G) \) for paths, cycles, and complete binary trees.

E. J. Cockayne1, A. G. Thomason2
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Victoria P. O. Box 3045 Victoria BC V8W 3P4 CANADA
2Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics University of Cambridge Cambridge CB3 OWB ENGLAND
Abstract:

We show that the double domination number of an \( n \)-vertex, isolate-free graph with minimum degree \( \delta \) is bounded above by

\[\frac{n(\ln(\delta + 1) + \ln \delta + 1)}{\delta}.\]

This result improves a previous bound obtained by J. Harant and M. A. Henning [On double domination in graphs, \emph{Discuss. Math. Graph Theory} \textbf{25} (2005), 29-34]. Further, we show that for fixed \( k \) and large \( \delta \), the \( k \)-tuple domination number is at most

\[\frac{n(\ln \delta + (k – 1 + o(1))\ln \ln \delta)}{\delta},\]

a bound that is essentially best possible.

Zhaoping Meng1, Beiliang Du1, Yan Zhang1
1Department of Mathematics Suzhou University Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
Abstract:

Let \(\alpha\)-resolvable STS(\(v\)) denote a Steiner triple system of order \(v\) whose blocks are partitioned into classes such that each point of the design occurs in precisely \(\alpha\) blocks in each class. We show that for \(v \equiv u \equiv 1 \pmod{6}\) and \(v \geq 3u + 4\), there exists an \(\alpha\)-resolvable STS(\(v\)) containing an \(\alpha\)-resolvable sub-STS(\(u\)) for all suitable \(\alpha\).

Lutz Volkmann1
1Lehrstuhl II fiir Mathematik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
Abstract:

A vertex set \( S \subseteq V(G) \) of a graph \( G \) is a \( 2 \)-dominating set of \( G \) if \( |N(v) \cap S| \geq 2 \) for every vertex \( v \in (V(G) – S) \), where \( N(v) \) is the neighborhood of \( v \). The \( 2 \)-domination number \( \gamma_2(G) \) of graph \( G \) is the minimum cardinality among the \( 2 \)-dominating sets of \( G \). In this paper, we present the following Nordhaus-Gaddum-type result for the \( 2 \)-domination number. If \( G \) is a graph of order \( n \), and \( \bar{G} \) is the complement of \( G \), then

$$ \gamma_2(G) + \gamma_2(\bar{G}) \leq n + 2, $$

and this bound is best possible in some sense.

Greg Tener1, Narsingh Deo1
1School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Central Florida, 32816-2362
Abstract:

The Graph Isomorphism (GI) problem asks if two graphs are isomorphic. Algorithms which solve GI have applications in, but not limited to, SAT solver engines, isomorph-free generation, combinatorial analysis, and analyzing chemical structures. However, no algorithm has been found which solves GI in polynomial time, implying that hard instances should exist. One of the most popular algorithms, implemented in the software package nauty, canonically labels a graph and outputs generators for its automorphism group. In this paper, we present some methods that improve its performance on graphs that are known to pose difficulty.

Mary Waterhouse1, James Lefevre1
1Department of Mathematics The University of Queensland Qld 4072 Australia
Abstract:

Let \( C \) be the set of distinct ways in which the vertices of a \( 5 \)-cycle may be coloured with at most two colours, called \emph{colouring types}, and let \( S \subseteq C \). Suppose we colour the vertices of \( K_v \) with at most two colours. If \( \mathcal{D} \) is a \( 5 \)-cycle decomposition of \( K_v \), such that the colouring type of each \( 5 \)-cycle is in \( S \), and every colouring type in \( S \) is represented in \( \mathcal{D} \), then \( \mathcal{D} \) is said to have a \emph{proper colouring type} \( S \). For all \( S \) with \( |S| \leq 2 \), we determine some necessary conditions for the existence of a \( 5 \)-cycle decomposition of \( K_v \) with proper colouring type \( S \). In many cases, we show that these conditions are also sufficient.

Jennifer R. Daniel1
1Department of Mathematics, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710
Abstract:

Most computer algebra packages for Weyl groups use generators and relations and the Weyl group elements are expressed as reduced words in the generators. This representation is not unique and leads to computational problems. In [HHR06], the authors introduce the representation of Weyl group elements uniquely as signed permutations. This representation is useful for the study of symmetric spaces and their representations.

A computer algebra package enabling one to do computations related to symmetric spaces would be an important tool for researchers in many areas of mathematics, including representation theory, Harish Chandra modules, singularity theory, differential and algebraic geometry, mathematical physics, character sheaves, Lie theory, etc. In this paper, we use the representation of Weyl group elements as signed permutations to improve the algorithms of [DH05]. These algorithms compute the fine structure of symmetric spaces and nice bases for local symmetric spaces.

E. J. Cockayne1, J. S. Swarts1
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Victoria P.O. Box 3045 STN CSC Victoria, BC Canada V8W 3P4
Abstract:

A vertex subset \( X \) of a simple graph is called OC-irredundant (respectively CO-irredundant) if for each \( v \in X \), \( N(v) – N[X – \{v\}] \neq \emptyset \) (respectively \( N[v] – N(X – \{v\}) \neq \emptyset \)). Sharp bounds involving order and maximum degree for the minimum cardinality of a maximal OC-irredundant set and a maximal CO-irredundant set of a tree are obtained, and extremal trees are exhibited.

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