Bipartite theory of irredundant set

Authors

  • V. Swaminathan S. N. College.
  • Y. B. Venkatakrishnan Sastra University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/10.4067/S0716-09172011000100002

Keywords:

Bipartite graph, X−irredundant set, Hyper Y −irredundant set, Edge-vertex and vertex-edge irredundant sets.

Abstract

The bipartite version of irredundant set, edge-vertex irredundant set and vertex-edge irredundant set are introduced. Using the bipartite theory of graph, IRve(G)+Υ(G) = |V| and Υve(G)+IR(G) = |V| are proved.

Author Biographies

V. Swaminathan, S. N. College.

Research Coordinator, Ramanujan Research Centre.

Y. B. Venkatakrishnan, Sastra University.

Department of Mathematics.

References

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[2] Haynes T. W., Hedetniemi. S. T. and Slater P. J., Fundamentals of Domination in graphs, Marcel Dekker, New York, (1998).

[3] Jason Robert Lewis, Vertex-edge and edge-vertex parameters in graphs, (Ph. D Thesis), Clemson University, August 2007.

[4] Stephen Hedetniemi, Renu Laskar, A Bipartite theory of graphs I, Congressus Numerantium, Volume 55; pp. 5—14, December 1986.

[5] Stephen Hedetniemi, Renu Laskar, A Bipartite theory of graphs II, Congressus Numerantium, Volume 64; pp. 137-146, November 1988.

[6] Swaminathan V. and Venkatakrishnan Y. B., Hyper Y -domination in Bipartite graphs, International Mathematical Forum, Volume 4, No. 20, pp. 953-958, (2009).

Published

2011-05-25

How to Cite

[1]
V. Swaminathan and Y. B. Venkatakrishnan, “Bipartite theory of irredundant set”, Proyecciones (Antofagasta, On line), vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 19-28, May 2011.

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