Further Results on Generous Roman Domination

‎Let G=(V(G),E(G)) be a graph and h be a function defined from V(G) to‎ {0,1,2,3}. A vertex x with h(x)=0 is said to be‎ undefended with respect to $h$ if it has no neighbor assigned‎ 2 or 3 under h‎. ‎The function h is called a‎ generous Roman dominating function (GRD-function) if for every vertex...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mahmoud Sheikholeslami, Mustapha Chellali, Mariyeh Kor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kashan 2025-06-01
Series:Mathematics Interdisciplinary Research
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Online Access:https://mir.kashanu.ac.ir/article_114918_d68acfa49febfa1f06598f85473e7d64.pdf
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Summary:‎Let G=(V(G),E(G)) be a graph and h be a function defined from V(G) to‎ {0,1,2,3}. A vertex x with h(x)=0 is said to be‎ undefended with respect to $h$ if it has no neighbor assigned‎ 2 or 3 under h‎. ‎The function h is called a‎ generous Roman dominating function (GRD-function) if for every vertex with‎ h(x)=0 there exists at least a vertex y with $h(y)\geq2$ adjacent to x‎ such that the function $\eta:V(G)\rightarrow {0,1,2,3}‎, ‎defined by‎ \eta(x)=\alpha‎, ‎$\eta(y)=h(y)-\alpha$‎, ‎where $\alpha\in\{1,2\}$‎, ‎and $\eta(z)=h(z)$ if‎ $z\in V(G)-\{x,y\}$ has no undefended vertex‎. ‎The weight of‎ ‎a GRD-function h is the value $\sum_{x\in V(G)}h(x)$‎, and the minimum weight of a GRD-function on G is‎ the generous Roman domination number (GRD-number) of G. ‎In this paper‎, ‎we determine the exact value of the GRD-number for the‎ ‎ladder graphs‎, ‎and we provide an upper bound on it for trees in terms of the‎ ‎order‎, ‎the number of leaves and the number of stems‎. ‎Moreover‎, ‎we‎ ‎show that for every tree on at least three vertices‎, ‎the GRD-number is bounded below by the domination number plus 2‎, ‎and we‎ characterize the extremal trees attaining this lower bound‎.
ISSN:2476-4965