Some Results on the Strong Roman Domination Number of Graphs

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1 Department of Mathematics, Payame Noor University, I. R. Iran

2 Department of Mathematics, Dehloran Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology Dehloran, I. R. Iran

3 Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, I. R. Iran

Abstract

Let G=(V,E) be a finite and simple graph of order n and maximum‎ ‎degree Δ(G)‎. ‎A strong Roman dominating function on a‎ ‎graph  G  is a function  f‎:V (G)→{0‎, ‎1,… ,‎[Δ(G)/2 ]‎+ ‎1}  satisfying the condition that every‎ ‎vertex v for which  f(v)=0  is adjacent to at least one vertex  u ‎for which‎ f(u) ≤ 1‎+ [(1/2)| N(u) ∩ V0| ], ‎where V0={v ∊ V | f(v)=0}. The minimum of the‎ values ∑v∊ V f(v), ‎taken over all strong Roman dominating‎ ‎functions f of G‎, ‎is called the strong Roman domination‎ ‎number  of G and is denoted by γStR(G)‎. ‎In this paper we‎ ‎continue the study of strong Roman domination number in graphs‎. ‎In‎ particular‎, ‎we present some sharp bounds for γStR(G) and‎ we determine the strong Roman domination number of some graphs‎.

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Mathematics Interdisciplinary Research
Volume 5, Issue 3
September 2020
Pages 259-277

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