\(P_3\) -Convex Domination Number of a Graph
摘要
A subset \(C\subseteq V(G)\) of a graph G is \(P_3\) -convex if no vertex in \(V (G) \setminus C\) has two neighbors in C. C is said to be \(P_3\) -convex dominating if it is \(P_3\) -convex and dominating. The \(P_3\) -convex domination number \(\gamma _{P_3-con} (G)\) is the cardinality of a minimum \(P_3\) -convex dominating set. We present a necessary condition for achieving the maximum \(P_3\) -convex domination number and identify several graph classes that meet this bound. Additionally, we determine the exact \(P_3\) -convex domination number of generalized Petersen graph P(n, 1).