Some results on Steiner decomposition number of graphs

Let $G$ be a connected graph with Steiner number $s(G)$. A decomposition $\pi=\{G_1, G_2,..., G_n\}$ is said to be a Steiner decomposition if $s(G_i)=s(G)$ for all $i\:(1\leq i\leq n)$. The maximum cardinality obtained for the Steiner decomposition $\pi$ of $G$ is called the Steiner decomposition n...

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Main Authors: E.Ebin Raja Merly, M.Mahiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Kuwait Journal of Science
Online Access:https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/16863
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Summary:Let $G$ be a connected graph with Steiner number $s(G)$. A decomposition $\pi=\{G_1, G_2,..., G_n\}$ is said to be a Steiner decomposition if $s(G_i)=s(G)$ for all $i\:(1\leq i\leq n)$. The maximum cardinality obtained for the Steiner decomposition $\pi$ of $G$ is called the Steiner decomposition number of $G$ and is denoted by $\pi_{st}(G)$. In this paper we present a relation between Steiner decomposition number and independence number of $G.$ Steiner decomposition number for some power of paths are discussed. It is also shown that given any pair $m,n$ of positive integers with $m\geq2$ there exists a connected graph $G$ such that $s(G)=m$ and $\pi_{st}(G)=n.$
ISSN:2307-4108
2307-4116