{"title":"Domination parameters and added matchings","authors":"Wayne Goddard, Michael A. Henning","doi":"10.1007/s00010-025-01196-z","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We consider the augmentation problem of how domination parameters behave when a perfect matching <i>P</i> of the complement is added to the graph. We focus on the case that the graph is a tree, and inter alia show that if <i>T</i> is a tree of even order <i>n</i> that is not a star, then <span>\\(T+P\\)</span> has domination number at most 2<i>n</i>/5, independent domination number at most <span>\\(n/2-1\\)</span>, and total domination and upper domination number at most <i>n</i>/2. Further, there exists a choice of <i>P</i> such that <span>\\(T+P\\)</span> has total domination number at most <i>n</i>/3. All these bounds are sharp.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55611,"journal":{"name":"Aequationes Mathematicae","volume":"99 4","pages":"2009 - 2024"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Aequationes Mathematicae","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00010-025-01196-z","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We consider the augmentation problem of how domination parameters behave when a perfect matching P of the complement is added to the graph. We focus on the case that the graph is a tree, and inter alia show that if T is a tree of even order n that is not a star, then \(T+P\) has domination number at most 2n/5, independent domination number at most \(n/2-1\), and total domination and upper domination number at most n/2. Further, there exists a choice of P such that \(T+P\) has total domination number at most n/3. All these bounds are sharp.
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aequationes mathematicae is an international journal of pure and applied mathematics, which emphasizes functional equations, dynamical systems, iteration theory, combinatorics, and geometry. The journal publishes research papers, reports of meetings, and bibliographies. High quality survey articles are an especially welcome feature. In addition, summaries of recent developments and research in the field are published rapidly.