On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs

In this paper, we describe the study of total triple Roman domination. Total triple Roman domination is an assignment of labels from <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mo>{</mo>&l...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Valenzuela-Tripodoro, Maria Antonia Mateos-Camacho, Martin Cera, Maria Pilar Alvarez-Ruiz
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Maria Antonia Mateos-Camacho
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description In this paper, we describe the study of total triple Roman domination. Total triple Roman domination is an assignment of labels from <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>3</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to the vertices of a graph such that every vertex is protected by at least three units either on itself or its neighbors while ensuring that none of its neighbors remains unprotected. Formally, a total triple Roman dominating function is a function <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>:</mo><mi>V</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>→</mo><mo>{</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>3</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> such that <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>N</mi><mo>[</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>]</mo><mo>)</mo><mo>≥</mo><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mi>A</mi><mi>N</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>)</mo><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mo>+</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>A</mi><mi>N</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> denotes the set of active neighbors of vertex <i>v</i>, i.e., those assigned a positive label. We investigate the algorithmic complexity of the associated decision problem, establish sharp bounds regarding graph structural parameters, and obtain the exact values for several graph families.
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spelling doaj-art-278446d3f78745da85c7c309e4ef2d9d2025-08-20T02:28:15ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902025-04-01138127710.3390/math13081277On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in GraphsJuan Carlos Valenzuela-Tripodoro0Maria Antonia Mateos-Camacho1Martin Cera2Maria Pilar Alvarez-Ruiz3Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Algeciras, Universidad de Cádiz, 11202 Algeciras, SpainEscuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, SpainEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, 41005 Sevilla, SpainEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Algeciras, Universidad de Cádiz, 11202 Algeciras, SpainIn this paper, we describe the study of total triple Roman domination. Total triple Roman domination is an assignment of labels from <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>3</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to the vertices of a graph such that every vertex is protected by at least three units either on itself or its neighbors while ensuring that none of its neighbors remains unprotected. Formally, a total triple Roman dominating function is a function <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>:</mo><mi>V</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>→</mo><mo>{</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>3</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> such that <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>N</mi><mo>[</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>]</mo><mo>)</mo><mo>≥</mo><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mi>A</mi><mi>N</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>)</mo><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mo>+</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><math display="inline" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>A</mi><mi>N</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> denotes the set of active neighbors of vertex <i>v</i>, i.e., those assigned a positive label. We investigate the algorithmic complexity of the associated decision problem, establish sharp bounds regarding graph structural parameters, and obtain the exact values for several graph families.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/8/1277Roman dominationtotal Roman dominationtriple Roman dominationtotal triple Roman domination
spellingShingle Juan Carlos Valenzuela-Tripodoro
Maria Antonia Mateos-Camacho
Martin Cera
Maria Pilar Alvarez-Ruiz
On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs
Mathematics
Roman domination
total Roman domination
triple Roman domination
total triple Roman domination
title On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs
title_full On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs
title_fullStr On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs
title_full_unstemmed On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs
title_short On the Total Version of Triple Roman Domination in Graphs
title_sort on the total version of triple roman domination in graphs
topic Roman domination
total Roman domination
triple Roman domination
total triple Roman domination
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/8/1277
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