Partition dimension of disjoint union of complete bipartite graphs
Debi Oktia Haryeni, Edy Tri Baskoro, Suhadi Wido Saputro
Abstract
Debi Oktia Haryeni, Edy Tri Baskoro, Suhadi Wido Saputro
Abstract
For any (not necessary connected) graph $G(V,E)$ and $A\subseteq V(G)$, the distance of a vertex $x\in V(G)$ and $A$ is $d(x,A)=\min\{d(x,a): a\in A\}$. A subset of vertices $A$ resolves two vertices $x,y \in V(G)$ if $d(x,A)\neq d(y,A)$. For an ordered partition $\Lambda=\{A_1, A_2,\ldots, A_k\}$ of $V(G)$, if all $d(x,A_i)<\infty$ for all $x\in V(G)$, then the representation of $x$ under $\Lambda$ is $r(x|\Lambda)=(d(x,A_1), d(x,A_2), \ldots, d(x,A_k))$. Such a partition $\Lambda$ is a resolving partition of $G$ if every two distinct vertices $x,y\in V(G)$ are resolved by $A_i$ for some $i\in [1,k]$. The smallest cardinality of a resolving partition $\Lambda$ is called a partition dimension of $G$ and denoted by $pd(G)$ or $pdd(G)$ for connected or disconnected $G$, respectively. If $G$ have no resolving partition, then $pdd(G)=\infty$. In this paper, we studied the partition dimension of disjoint union of complete bipartite graph, namely $tK_{m,n}$ where $t\geq 1$ and $m\geq n\geq 2$. We gave the necessary condition such that the partition dimension of $tK_{m,n}$ are finite. Furthermore, we also derived the necessary and sufficient conditions such that $pdd(tK_{m,n})$ is either equal to $m$ or $m+1$.
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For any (not necessary connected) graph $G(V,E)$ and $A\subseteq V(G)$, the distance of a vertex $x\in V(G)$ and $A$ is $d(x,A)=\min\{d(x,a): a\in A\}$. A subset of vertices $A$ resolves two vertices $x,y \in V(G)$ if $d(x,A)\neq d(y,A)$. For an ordered partition $\Lambda=\{A_1, A_2,\ldots, A_k\}$ of $V(G)$, if all $d(x,A_i)<\infty$ for all $x\in V(G)$, then the representation of $x$ under $\Lambda$ is $r(x|\Lambda)=(d(x,A_1), d(x,A_2), \ldots, d(x,A_k))$. Such a partition $\Lambda$ is a resolving partition of $G$ if every two distinct vertices $x,y\in V(G)$ are resolved by $A_i$ for some $i\in [1,k]$. The smallest cardinality of a resolving partition $\Lambda$ is called a partition dimension of $G$ and denoted by $pd(G)$ or $pdd(G)$ for connected or disconnected $G$, respectively. If $G$ have no resolving partition, then $pdd(G)=\infty$. In this paper, we studied the partition dimension of disjoint union of complete bipartite graph, namely $tK_{m,n}$ where $t\geq 1$ and $m\geq n\geq 2$. We gave the necessary condition such that the partition dimension of $tK_{m,n}$ are finite. Furthermore, we also derived the necessary and sufficient conditions such that $pdd(tK_{m,n})$ is either equal to $m$ or $m+1$.
Key concepts: Bipartite graph, Partition (number theory), Combinatorics, Disjoint sets, Mathematics, Disjoint union (topology), Cograph, Dimension (graph theory)