\(OC\)-Irredundance, \(CO\)-Irredundance and Maximum Degree in Trees

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.

Keywords: OC-irredundance; CO-irredundance, OO-irredundant AMS Subject Classification Number 2000: 05C69, 05C78.