Let D be a finite and simple digraph with the vertex set V (D), and let f : V (D) → {−1, 1} be a two-valued function. If∑ x∈N[v] f(x) ≥ 1 for each v ∈ V (D), where N[v] consists of v and all vertices of D from which arcs go into v, then f is a signed dominating function on D. The sum f(V (D)) is called the weight w(f) of f . The minimum of weights w(f), taken over all signed dominating function...

A nonnegative signed dominating function (NNSDF) of a graph G is a function f from the vertex set V (G) to the set {−1, 1} such that ∑ u∈N [v] f(u) ≥ 0 for every vertex v ∈ V (G). The nonnegative signed domination number of G, denoted by γ s (G), is the minimum weight of a nonnegative signed dominating function on G. In this paper, we establish some sharp lower bounds on the nonnegative signed ...

A total Roman dominating function on a graph $G$ is a function $f: V(G) rightarrow {0,1,2}$ such that for every vertex $vin V(G)$ with $f(v)=0$ there exists a vertex $uin V(G)$ adjacent to $v$ with $f(u)=2$, and the subgraph induced by the set ${xin V(G): f(x)geq 1}$ has no isolated vertices. The total Roman domination number of $G$, denoted $gamma_{tR}(G)$, is the minimum weight $omega(f)=sum_...

A Roman dominating function of a graph G is a function f : V → {0, 1, 2} such that every vertex with 0 has a neighbor with 2. The minimum of f (V (G)) = ∑ v∈V f (v) over all such functions is called the Roman domination number γR(G). A 2-rainbow dominating function of a graphG is a function g that assigns to each vertex a set of colors chosen from the set {1, 2}, for each vertex v ∈ V (G) such ...

Let G be a simple graph without isolated vertex with vertex set V (G) and edge set E(G). A function f : E(G) −→ {−1, 1} is said to be a signed star k-subdominating function of G if ∑ e∈E(v) f (e) ≥ 1 for at least k vertices v of G, where E(v) = {uv ∈ E(G) | u ∈ N (v)}. The value min ∑ e∈E(G) f (e), taking over all signed star k-subdominating function f of G is called the signed star k-subdomina...

This paper is devoted to the study of quadruple Roman domination in trees, and it a contribution Special Issue “Theoretical computer science discrete mathematics” Symmetry. For any positive integer k, [k]-Roman dominating function ([k]-RDF) simple graph G from vertex set V {0,1,2,…,k+1} if for u?V with f(u)<k, ?x?N(u)?{u}f(x)?|{x?N(u):f(x)?1}|+k, where N(u) open neighborhood u. The weight [k...

Let G = (V, E) be a simple graph on vertex set V and define a function f : V → {−1, 1}. The function f is a signed dominating function if for every vertex x ∈ V , the closed neighborhood of x contains more vertices with function value 1 than with −1. The signed domination number of G, γs(G), is the minimum weight of a signed dominating function on G. Let G denote the complement of G. In this pa...

An edge dominating set of a graph G = (V,E) is a subset M ⊆ E of edges in the graph such that each edge in E −M is incident with at least one edge in M . In an instance of the parameterized edge dominating set problem we are given a graph G = (V,E) and an integer k and we are asked to decide whether G has an edge dominating set of size at most k. In this paper we show that the parameterized edg...