Total Rainbow Connection Number and Complementary Graph
Total Rainbow Connection Number and Complementary Graph
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DOI:
10.1007/s00025-015-0469-8
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发表时间:
2016-09
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Yingbin Ma
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作者:
Yingbin Ma
A vertex-colored graphGis rainbow vertex connected if any two distinct vertices are connected by a path whose internal vertices have distinct colors. The rainbow vertex connection number ofG, denoted by rvc(G), is the smallest number of colors that are needed in order to makeGrainbow vertex connected. In this paper, we prove that for a connected graphG, if, then, and this bound is tight. Next, we obtain that for a triangle-free graphwith, ifGis connected, then, and this bound is tight. A total-colored path is total rainbow if its edges and internal vertices have distinct colors. A total-colored graphGis total rainbow connected if any two distinct vertices are connected by some total rainbow path. The total rainbow connection number ofG, denoted by trc(G), is the smallest number of colors required to color the edges and vertices ofGin order to makeGtotal rainbow connected. In this paper, we prove that for a triangle-free graphwith, ifGis connected, then trc, and this bound is tight. Next, a Nordhaus–Gaddum-type result for the total rainbow connection number is provided. We show that ifGandare both connected, thenExamples are given to show that the lower bound is tight forandn= 5. Tight lower bounds are also given forn= 4, 6.