Abstract
Let G = (V,E) be a graph. A set S V is independent if no two vertices from S are adjacent, while core(G) is the intersection of all maximum independent sets [V. E. Levit and E. Mandrescu, Discrete Appl. Math., 117 (2002), pp. 149-161]. The independence number α(G) is the cardinality of a largest independent set, and μ(G) is the size of a maximum matching of G. The neighborhood of A V is N(A) = {v V : N(v)nA = Ø}. The number dc(G) =max{|X|-|N(X)| : X V } is called the critical difference of G, and A is critical if |A| - |N(A)| = dc(G) [C. Q. Zhang, SIAM J. Discrete Math., 3 (1990), pp. 431-438]. We define ker(G) as the intersection of all critical sets. In this paper we prove that if dc(G) = 1, then ker(G) core(G) and |ker(G)| > dc(G) = a(G)-μ(G).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-403 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Critical difference
- Critical set
- Independent set
- Maximum matching