Abstract
The independence number of a graph G, denoted by α(G), is the cardinality of a maximum independent set, and μ(G) is the size of a maximum matching in G. If α(G) + μ(G) equals its order, then G is a König-Egerváry graph. The square of a graph G is the graph G 2 with the same vertex set as in G, and an edge of G 2 is joining two distinct vertices, whenever the distance between them in G is at most two. G is a square-stable graph if it enjoys the property α(G) = α(G 2). In this paper we show that G 2 is a König-Egerváry graph if and only if G is a square-stable König-Egerváry graph.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1453-1458 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Graphs and Combinatorics |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Maximum independent set
- Perfect matching
- Square of a graph