t-Pebbling and Extensions

نویسندگان

  • David S. Herscovici
  • Benjamin D. Hester
  • Glenn H. Hurlbert
چکیده

We give upper bounds on t-pebbling numbers of graphs of small diameter and investigate the relationships between these results and those relating to fractional pebbling. Furthermore, we present a connection between optimal pebbling and linear optimization and utilize this relationship in analyzing various graphs. We introduce the optimal fractional pebbling number of a graph and provide a combinatorial interpretation. Finally, we explore a generalization of graph pebbling by allowing the target to be any distribution of a given size.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Graphs and Combinatorics

دوره 29  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013