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ON THE METRIC DIMENSION OF T-FOLD WHEEL GRAPH
Deddy Rahmadi1
, Tri Atmojo Kusmayadi2
, Sri Kuntari3
deddyrahmadi07@gmail.com1 tri.atmojo.kusmayadi@gmail.com2
kuntari.uns@gmail.com3
Combinatorial Mathematics Research Group
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Yogyakarta, August, 21 2015
The 7th
SEAMS-UGM 2015
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Notations and Terminologies
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Notations and Terminologies
Graph
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Notations and Terminologies
Graph
Let G be a connected and simple graph of order n.
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Graph
Let G be a connected and simple graph of order n.
The distance d(u, v) between two vertices u and v of G is the length of a
shortest u − v path in G.
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Notations and Terminologies
Graph
Let G be a connected and simple graph of order n.
The distance d(u, v) between two vertices u and v of G is the length of a
shortest u − v path in G.
Metric Dimension
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Notations and Terminologies
Graph
Let G be a connected and simple graph of order n.
The distance d(u, v) between two vertices u and v of G is the length of a
shortest u − v path in G.
Metric Dimension
For an ordered set W = {w1, w2, . . . , wk } ⊆ V(G) and a vertex v of G we
refer to the k-vector
r(v | W) = (d(v, w1), d(v, w2), ..., d(v, wk ))
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Notations and Terminologies
Graph
Let G be a connected and simple graph of order n.
The distance d(u, v) between two vertices u and v of G is the length of a
shortest u − v path in G.
Metric Dimension
For an ordered set W = {w1, w2, . . . , wk } ⊆ V(G) and a vertex v of G we
refer to the k-vector
r(v | W) = (d(v, w1), d(v, w2), ..., d(v, wk ))
as the metric representation of v with respect to W. The set W is called
resolving set for G if every pair of vertices u and v of G, r(u|W) = r(v|W) [3].
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Notations and Terminologies
Graph
Let G be a connected and simple graph of order n.
The distance d(u, v) between two vertices u and v of G is the length of a
shortest u − v path in G.
Metric Dimension
For an ordered set W = {w1, w2, . . . , wk } ⊆ V(G) and a vertex v of G we
refer to the k-vector
r(v | W) = (d(v, w1), d(v, w2), ..., d(v, wk ))
as the metric representation of v with respect to W. The set W is called
resolving set for G if every pair of vertices u and v of G, r(u|W) = r(v|W) [3].
A resolving set with minimum cardinality called basis and the number of
vertices in basis is called metric dimension denoted by dim(G) [1].
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Research Problem
Given the Graph G.
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Research Problem
Given the Graph G.
To determine the metric dimension of graph G.
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Research Problem
Given the Graph G.
To determine the metric dimension of graph G.
In this case G is t-fold wheel graph.
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Chartrand et al., 2000
dim(Kn) = n − 1
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Chartrand et al., 2000
dim(Kn) = n − 1
dim(Pn) = 1
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Chartrand et al., 2000
dim(Kn) = n − 1
dim(Pn) = 1
Buczkowski et al., 2003
dim(Wn) = 2n+2
5
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Chartrand et al., 2000
dim(Kn) = n − 1
dim(Pn) = 1
Buczkowski et al., 2003
dim(Wn) = 2n+2
5
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Chartrand et al., 2000
dim(Kn) = n − 1
dim(Pn) = 1
Buczkowski et al., 2003
dim(Wn) = 2n+2
5
Caceres et al., 2005
dim(fn) = 2n+2
5
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T-Fold Wheel Graph
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T-Fold Wheel Graph
Wallis [4] defined t-fold wheel graph as follows.
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T-Fold Wheel Graph
Wallis [4] defined t-fold wheel graph as follows. Suppose G is the graph
derived from a wheel by duplicating the hub vertex one or more times. We
call G a t-fold wheel graph Wt,n if there are t hub vertices, each adjacent to all
rim vertices, and not adjacent to each other.
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T-Fold Wheel Graph
Wallis [4] defined t-fold wheel graph as follows. Suppose G is the graph
derived from a wheel by duplicating the hub vertex one or more times. We
call G a t-fold wheel graph Wt,n if there are t hub vertices, each adjacent to all
rim vertices, and not adjacent to each other.
Figure: 2-fold wheel graph W2,4
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Theorem 1
For any integer t ≥ 2 and n ≥ 3, then
dim(Wt,n) =
t + 1, n = 3, 4, 5;
n+t−2
2
, n ≥ 6.
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
Case 1. n = 3, 4, 5.
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
Case 1. n = 3, 4, 5.
1 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ t + 1.
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
Case 1. n = 3, 4, 5.
1 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ t + 1.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) = t. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v2} for n = 3, 4 and
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3} for n = 5 , there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1), a
contradiction
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
Case 1. n = 3, 4, 5.
1 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ t + 1.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) = t. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v2} for n = 3, 4 and
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3} for n = 5 , there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1), a
contradiction
2 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ t + 1.
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
Case 1. n = 3, 4, 5.
1 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ t + 1.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) = t. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v2} for n = 3, 4 and
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3} for n = 5 , there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1), a
contradiction
2 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ t + 1.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v2} for n = 3, 4 and
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3} for n = 5. We note that there are no two
vertices having the same representation implying dim(Wt,n) ≤ t + 1.
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Proof
We consider two cases based on the values of n.
Case 1. n = 3, 4, 5.
1 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ t + 1.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) = t. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v2} for n = 3, 4 and
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3} for n = 5 , there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1), a
contradiction
2 We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ t + 1.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v2} for n = 3, 4 and
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3} for n = 5. We note that there are no two
vertices having the same representation implying dim(Wt,n) ≤ t + 1.
This implies that dim(Wt,n) = t + 1.
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Proof
Case 2. n ≥ 6.
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
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Proof
Case 2. n ≥ 6.
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
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Proof
Case 2. n ≥ 6.
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) < n+t−2
2
. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}, there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1, . . . , 1), a
contradiction.
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Proof
Case 2. n ≥ 6.
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) < n+t−2
2
. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}, there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1, . . . , 1), a
contradiction.
2 When n is odd.
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Proof
Case 2. n ≥ 6.
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≥ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) < n+t−2
2
. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}, there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1, . . . , 1), a
contradiction.
2 When n is odd.
Suppose on contrary that dim(Wt,n) < n+t−2
2
. Let
W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−2, v1, v3, . . . , vn−2}, there are two vertices
x, y ∈ V(Wt,n) such that r(x|W) = r(y|W) = (2, 2, . . . , 2, 1, 1, . . . , 1), a
contradiction.
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Proof
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
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Proof
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
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Proof
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}. We note that
there are no two vertices having the same representation implying
dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
.
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Proof
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}. We note that
there are no two vertices having the same representation implying
dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
.
2 When n is odd.
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Proof
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}. We note that
there are no two vertices having the same representation implying
dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
.
2 When n is odd.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v3, . . . , vn−2}. We note that
there are no two vertices having the same representation implying
dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
.
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Proof
We show that dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
. We consider the two cases.
1 When n is even.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v3, . . . , vn−3}. We note that
there are no two vertices having the same representation implying
dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
.
2 When n is odd.
For every vertices ui , vj ∈ V(Wt,n) where i = 1, 2, . . . , t − 1 and
j = 1, 2, 3. Let W = {u1, u2, . . . , ut−1, v1, v3, . . . , vn−2}. We note that
there are no two vertices having the same representation implying
dim(Wt,n) ≤ n+t−2
2
.
This implies that dim(Wt,n) = n+t−2
2
.
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Example
Figure: 2-fold wheel graph W2,4
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Example
Figure: 2-fold wheel graph W2,4
u1 u2 v1 v2 v3 v4
u1 0 2 1 1 1 1
u2 2 0 1 1 1 1
v1 1 1 0 1 2 1
v2 1 1 1 0 1 2
v3 1 1 2 1 0 1
v4 1 1 1 2 1 0
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Example
W1 = {v1, v2}
r(u1|W1) = (1, 1)
r(u2|W1) = (1, 1)
r(v1|W1) = (0, 1)
r(v2|W1) = (1, 0)
r(v3|W1) = (2, 1)
r(v4|W1) = (1, 2)
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W1 = {v1, v2}
r(u1|W1) = (1, 1)
r(u2|W1) = (1, 1)
r(v1|W1) = (0, 1)
r(v2|W1) = (1, 0)
r(v3|W1) = (2, 1)
r(v4|W1) = (1, 2)
r(u1|W1) = r(u2|W1)
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Example
W1 = {v1, v2}
r(u1|W1) = (1, 1)
r(u2|W1) = (1, 1)
r(v1|W1) = (0, 1)
r(v2|W1) = (1, 0)
r(v3|W1) = (2, 1)
r(v4|W1) = (1, 2)
r(u1|W1) = r(u2|W1) → W1 is not resolving set.
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Example
W2 = {u1, v1, v2}
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Example
W2 = {u1, v1, v2}
r(u1|W2) = (0, 1, 1)
r(u2|W2) = (2, 1, 1)
r(v1|W2) = (1, 0, 1)
r(v2|W2) = (1, 1, 0)
r(v3|W2) = (1, 2, 1)
r(v4|W2) = (1, 1, 2)
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W2 = {u1, v1, v2}
r(u1|W2) = (0, 1, 1)
r(u2|W2) = (2, 1, 1)
r(v1|W2) = (1, 0, 1)
r(v2|W2) = (1, 1, 0)
r(v3|W2) = (1, 2, 1)
r(v4|W2) = (1, 1, 2)
We get the distinct representation of every vertices respect to W2
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Example
W2 = {u1, v1, v2}
r(u1|W2) = (0, 1, 1)
r(u2|W2) = (2, 1, 1)
r(v1|W2) = (1, 0, 1)
r(v2|W2) = (1, 1, 0)
r(v3|W2) = (1, 2, 1)
r(v4|W2) = (1, 1, 2)
We get the distinct representation of every vertices respect to W2 → W2 is
resolving set
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Example
W2 = {u1, v1, v2}
r(u1|W2) = (0, 1, 1)
r(u2|W2) = (2, 1, 1)
r(v1|W2) = (1, 0, 1)
r(v2|W2) = (1, 1, 0)
r(v3|W2) = (1, 2, 1)
r(v4|W2) = (1, 1, 2)
We get the distinct representation of every vertices respect to W2 → W2 is
resolving set → dim(W2,4) = 3.
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