Determination of the prime bound of a graph
Abderrahim Boussaïri, Pierre Ille
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Abderrahim Boussaïri, Pierre Ille
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Given a graph $G$, a subset $M$ of $V(G)$ is a module of $G$ if for each $v\in V(G)\setminus M$, $v$ is adjacent to all the elements of $M$ or to none of them. For instance, $V(G)$, $\emptyset$ and $\{v\}$ ($v\in V(G)$) are modules of $G$ called trivial. Given a graph $G$, $ω_M(G)$ (respectively $α_M(G)$) denotes the largest integer $m$ such that there is a module $M$ of $G$ which is a clique (respectively a stable) set in $G$ with $|M|=m$. A graph $G$ is prime if $|V(G)|\geq 4$ and if all its modules are trivial. The prime bound of $G$ is the smallest integer $p(G)$ such that there is a prime graph $H$ with $V(H)\supseteq V(G)$, $H[V(G)]=G$ and $|V(H)\setminus V(G)|=p(G)$. We establish the following. For every graph $G$ such that $\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G))\geq 2$ and $\log_2(\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G)))$ is not an integer, $p(G)=\lceil\log_2(\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G)))\rceil$. Then, we prove that for every graph $G$ such that $\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G))=2^k$ where $k\geq 1$, $p(G)=k$ or $k+1$. Moreover $p(G)=k+1$ if and only if $G$ or its complement admits $2^k$ isolated vertices. Lastly, we show that $p(G)=1$ for every non prime graph $G$ such that $|V(G)|\geq 4$ and $α_M(G)=ω_M(G)=1$.
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Given a graph $G$, a subset $M$ of $V(G)$ is a module of $G$ if for each $v\in V(G)\setminus M$, $v$ is adjacent to all the elements of $M$ or to none of them. For instance, $V(G)$, $\emptyset$ and $\{v\}$ ($v\in V(G)$) are modules of $G$ called trivial. Given a graph $G$, $ω_M(G)$ (respectively $α_M(G)$) denotes the largest integer $m$ such that there is a module $M$ of $G$ which is a clique (respectively a stable) set in $G$ with $|M|=m$. A graph $G$ is prime if $|V(G)|\geq 4$ and if all its modules are trivial. The prime bound of $G$ is the smallest integer $p(G)$ such that there is a prime graph $H$ with $V(H)\supseteq V(G)$, $H[V(G)]=G$ and $|V(H)\setminus V(G)|=p(G)$. We establish the following. For every graph $G$ such that $\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G))\geq 2$ and $\log_2(\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G)))$ is not an integer, $p(G)=\lceil\log_2(\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G)))\rceil$. Then, we prove that for every graph $G$ such that $\max(α_M(G),ω_M(G))=2^k$ where $k\geq 1$, $p(G)=k$ or $k+1$. Moreover $p(G)=k+1$ if and only if $G$ or its complement admits $2^k$ isolated vertices. Lastly, we show that $p(G)=1$ for every non prime graph $G$ such that $|V(G)|\geq 4$ and $α_M(G)=ω_M(G)=1$.
Key concepts: Combinatorics, Graph, Mathematics, Bound graph, Complement (music), Prime (order theory), Discrete mathematics, Graph power