OO-Irredundance and Maximum Degree in Paths and Trees

E.J. Cockayne1, S. Finbowtand2, J.S. Swarts1
1Department of Mathematics, University of Victoria, PO Box 3045, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P4
2Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, PO Box 5000, Antigonish, NS, Canada B2G 2W5

Abstract

A vertex set \( X \) of a simple graph is called OO-irredundant if for each \( v \in X \), \( N(v) – N(X – \{v\}) \neq \emptyset \). Basic results for maximal OO-irredundant sets of a graph are obtained.

Keywords: OO-irredundance, irredundance