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. We give a sharp lower bound on the signed do...

The paired bondage number (total restrained bondage number, independent bondage number, k-rainbow bondage number) of a graph G, is the minimum number of edges whose removal from G results in a graph with larger paired domination number (respectively, total restrained domination number, independent domination number, k-rainbow domination number). In this paper we show that the decision problems ...

A set S of vertices in a graph G = (V,E) is called a total k-distance dominating set if every vertex in V is within distance k of a vertex in S. A graph G is total k-distance domination-critical if γ t (G − x) < γ t (G) for any vertex x ∈ V (G). In this paper, we investigate some results on total k-distance domination-critical of graphs.

A Roman dominating function (RDF) on a graph $G = (V, E)$ is a labeling $f : V rightarrow {0, 1, 2}$ suchthat every vertex with label $0$ has a neighbor with label $2$. The weight of $f$ is the value $f(V) = Sigma_{vin V} f(v)$The Roman domination number, $gamma_R(G)$, of $G$ is theminimum weight of an RDF on $G$.An RDF of minimum weight is called a $gamma_R$-function.A graph G is said to be $g...

Abstract: Let G=(V,E) be a graph and let f:V(G)→{0,1,2} be a function‎. ‎A vertex v is protected with respect to f‎, ‎if f(v)>0 or f(v)=0 and v is adjacent to a vertex of positive weight‎. ‎The function f is a co-Roman dominating function‎, ‎abbreviated CRDF if‎: ‎(i) every vertex in V is protected‎, ‎and (ii) each u∈V with positive weight has a neighbor v∈V with f(v)=0 such that the func...

Recently, Zhang et al. [6] obtained some lower bounds of the signed domination number of a graph. In this paper, we obtain some new lower bounds of the signed domination number of a graph which are sharper than those of them.

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 ...