The b-chromatic number of power graphs

The b-chromatic number of a graph G is defined as the maximum number k of colors that can be used to color the vertices of G, such that we obtain a proper coloring and each color i, with 1 ≤ i≤ k, has at least one representant x_i adjacent to a vertex of every color j, 1 ≤ j ≠ i ≤ k. In this paper,...

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Main Authors: Brice Effantin, Hamamache Kheddouci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science 2003-01-01
Series:Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science
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Online Access:https://dmtcs.episciences.org/333/pdf
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Summary:The b-chromatic number of a graph G is defined as the maximum number k of colors that can be used to color the vertices of G, such that we obtain a proper coloring and each color i, with 1 ≤ i≤ k, has at least one representant x_i adjacent to a vertex of every color j, 1 ≤ j ≠ i ≤ k. In this paper, we discuss the b-chromatic number of some power graphs. We give the exact value of the b-chromatic number of power paths and power complete binary trees, and we bound the b-chromatic number of power cycles.
ISSN:1365-8050