Mathematica Pannonica
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Volume 29_NS3: Issue 1
The Lower Bipartite Number of a Graph
Authors:
Anna Bachstein School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Clemson University

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Wayne Goddard School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Clemson University

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Pages:
49–56
Online Publication Date:
07 Feb 2023
Publication Date:
19 May 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/314.2023.00003
Keywords:
graph; domination; independent; bipartite
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For a graph G, we define the lower bipartite number LB(G) as the minimum order of a maximal induced bipartite subgraph of G. We study the parameter, and the related parameter bipartite domination, providing bounds both in general graphs and in some graph families. For example, we show that there are arbitrarily large 4-connected planar graphs G with LB(G) = 4 but a 5-connected planar graph has linear LB(G). We also show that if G is a maximal outerplanar graph of order n, then LB(G) lies between (n + 2)/3 and 2 n/3, and these bounds are sharp.

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