1. Bounds on the game isolation number and exact values for paths and cyclesCsilla Bujtás, Tanja Dravec, Michael A. Henning, Sandi Klavžar, 2026, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: The isolation game is played on a graph $G$ by two players who take turns playing a vertex such that if $X$ is the set of already played vertices, then a vertex can be selected only if it dominates a vertex from a nontrivial component of $G \setminus N_G[X]$, where $N_G[X]$ is the set of vertices in $X$ or adjacent to a vertex in $X$. Dominator wishes to finish the game with the minimum number of played vertices, while Staller has the opposite goal. The game isolation number $\iota_{\rm g}(G)$ is the number of moves in the Dominator-start game where both players play optimally. If Staller starts the game the invariant is denoted by $\iota_{\rm g}'(G)$. In this paper, $\iota_{\rm g}(C_n)$, $\iota_{\rm g}(P_n)$, $\iota_{\rm g}'(C_n)$, and $\iota_{\rm g}'(P_n)$ are determined for all $n$. It is proved that there are only two graphs that attain equality in the upper bound $\iota_{\rm g}(G) \le \frac{1}{2}|V(G)|$, and that there are precisely eleven graphs which attain equality in the upper bound $\iota_{\rm g}'(G) \le \frac{1}{2}|V(G)|$. For trees $T$ of order at least three it is proved that $\iota_{\rm g}(T) \le \frac{5}{11}|V(T)|$. A new infinite family of graphs $G$ is also constructed for which $\iota_{\rm g}(G) = \iota_{\rm g}'(G) = \frac{3}{7}|V(G)|$ holds. Ključne besede: isolating set, isolation game, paths and cycles, trees Objavljeno v DiRROS: 12.06.2026; Ogledov: 115; Prenosov: 94
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3. Spreading in claw-free cubic graphsBoštjan Brešar, Jaka Hedžet, Michael A. Henning, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Let $p\in\mathbb{N}$ and $q\in\mathbb{N}\cup\{\infty\}$. We study a dynamic coloring of the vertices of a graph $G$ that starts with an initial subset $S$ of blue vertices, with all remaining vertices colored white. If a white vertex $v$ has at least $p$ blue neighbors and at least one of these blue neighbors of $v$ has at most $q$ white neighbors, then by the spreading color change rule the vertex $v$ is recolored blue. The initial set $S$ of blue vertices is a $(p,q)$-spreading set for $G$ if by repeatedly applying the spreading color change rule all the vertices of $G$ are eventually colored blue. The $(p,q)$-spreading set is a generalization of the well-studied concepts of $k$-forcing and $r$-percolating sets in graphs. For $q\ge2$, a $(1,q)$-spreading set is exactly a $q$-forcing set, and the $(1,1)$-spreading set is a $1$-forcing set (also called a zero forcing set), while for $q=\infty$, a $(p,\infty)$-spreading set is exactly a $p$-percolating set. The $(p,q)$-spreading number, $\sigma_{(p,q)}(G)$, of $G$ is the minimum cardinality of a $(p,q)$-spreading set. In this paper, we study $(p,q)$-spreading in claw-free cubic graphs. While the zero-forcing number of claw-free cubic graphs was studied earlier, for each pair of values $p$ and $q$ that are not both $1$ we either determine the $(p,q)$-spreading number of a claw-free cubic graph $G$ or show that $\sigma_{(p,q)}(G)$ attains one of two possible values. Ključne besede: bootstrap percolation, zero forcing set, k-forcing set, spreading Objavljeno v DiRROS: 23.09.2025; Ogledov: 564; Prenosov: 301
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4. $k$-domination invariants on Kneser graphsBoštjan Brešar, Tanja Dravec, María Gracia Cornet, Michael A. Henning, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: In this follow-up to work of M.G. Cornet and P. Torres from 2023, where the $k$-tuple domination number and the $2$-packing number in Kneser graphs $K(n,r)$ were studied, we are concerned with two variations, the $k$-domination number, $\gamma_k(K(n,r))$, and the $k$-tuple total domination number, $\gamma_{t\times k}(K(n,r))$, of $K(n,r)$. For both invariants we prove monotonicity results by showing that $\gamma_k(K(n,r))\ge \gamma_k(K(n+1,r))$ holds for any $n\ge 2(k+r)$, and $\gamma_{t\times k}(K(n,r))\ge \gamma_{t\times k}(K(n+1,r))$ holds for any $n\ge 2r+1$. We prove that $\gamma_k(K(n,r))= \gamma_{t\times k}(K(n,r))= k+r$ when $n\geq r(k+r)$, and that in this case every $\gamma_k$-set and $\gamma_{t\times k}$-set is a clique, while $\gamma_k(r(k+r)-1,r)=\gamma_{t\times k}(r(k+r)-1,r)=k+r+1$, for any $k\ge 2$. Concerning the $2$-packing number, $\rho_2(K(n,r))$, of $K(n,r)$, we prove the exact values of $\rho_2(K(3r-3,r))$ when $r\ge 10$, and give sufficient conditions for $\rho_2(K(n,r))$ to be equal to some small values by imposing bounds on $r$ with respect to $n$. We also prove a version of monotonicity for the $2$-packing number of Kneser graphs.
Ključne besede: Kneser graphs, k-domination, k-tuple total domination, 2-packing Objavljeno v DiRROS: 24.07.2025; Ogledov: 794; Prenosov: 487
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5. The Sierpiński domination numberMichael A. Henning, Sandi Klavžar, Elżbieta Kleszcz, Monika Pilśniak, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Let $G$ and $H$ be graphs and let $f \colon V(G)\rightarrow V(H)$ be a function. The Sierpiński product of $G$ and $H$ with respect to $f$, denoted by $G \otimes _f H$, is defined as the graph on the vertex set $V(G)\times V(H)$, consisting of $|V(G)|$ copies of $H$; for every edge $gg'$ of $G$ there is an edge between copies $gH$ and $g'H$ of $H$ associated with the vertices $g$ and $g'$ of $G$, respectively, of the form $(g,f(g'))(g',f(g))$. In this paper, we define the Sierpiński domination number as the minimum of $\gamma(G\otimes _f H)$ over all functions $f \colon V(G)\rightarrow V(H)$. The upper Sierpiński domination number is defined analogously as the corresponding maximum. After establishing general upper and lower bounds, we determine the upper Sierpiński domination number of the Sierpiński product of two cycles, and determine the lower Sierpiński domination number of the Sierpiński product of two cycles in half of the cases and in the other half cases restrict it to two values. Ključne besede: Sierpiński graph, Sierpiński product, domination number, Sierpiński domination number Objavljeno v DiRROS: 24.01.2025; Ogledov: 899; Prenosov: 609
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6. Best possible upper bounds on the restrained domination number of cubic graphsBoštjan Brešar, Michael A. Henning, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: A dominating set in a graph $G$ is a set $S$ of vertices such that every vertex in $V(G) \setminus S$ is adjacent to a vertex in $S$. A restrained dominating set of $G$ is a dominating set $S$ with the additional restraint that the graph $G - S$ obtained by removing all vertices in $S$ is isolate-free. The domination number $\gamma(G)$ and the restrained domination number $\gamma_{r}(G)$ are the minimum cardinalities of a dominating set and restrained dominating set, respectively, of $G$. Let $G$ be a cubic graph of order $n$. A classical result of Reed [Combin. Probab. Comput. 5 (1996), 277-295] states that $\gamma(G) \le \frac{3}{8}n$, and this bound is best possible. To determine a best possible upper bound on the restrained domination number of $G$ is more challenging, and we prove that $\gamma_{r}(G) \le \frac{2}{5}n$. Ključne besede: domination, restrained domination, cubic graphs Objavljeno v DiRROS: 18.06.2024; Ogledov: 1251; Prenosov: 814
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7. Resolvability and convexity properties in the Sierpiński product of graphsMichael A. Henning, Sandi Klavžar, Ismael G. Yero, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Let $G$ and $H$ be graphs and let $f \colon V(G)\rightarrow V(H)$ be a function. The Sierpiński product of $G$ and $H$ with respect to $f$, denoted by $G \otimes _f H$, is defined as the graph on the vertex set $V(G)\times V(H)$, consisting of $|V(G)|$ copies of $H$; for every edge $gg'$ of $G$ there is an edge between copies $gH$ and $g'H$ of $H$ associated with the vertices $g$ and $g'$ of $G$, respectively, of the form $(g,f(g'))(g',f(g))$. The Sierpiński metric dimension and the upper Sierpiński metric dimension of two graphs are determined. Closed formulas are determined for Sierpiński products of trees, and for Sierpiński products of two cycles where the second factor is a triangle. We also prove that the layers with respect to the second factor in a Sierpiński product graph are convex. Ključne besede: Sierpiński product of graphs, metric dimension, trees, convex subgraph Objavljeno v DiRROS: 16.02.2024; Ogledov: 1509; Prenosov: 934
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8. Partial domination in supercubic graphsCsilla Bujtás, Michael A. Henning, Sandi Klavžar, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: For some $\alpha$ with $0 < \alpha \le 1$, a subset $X$ of vertices in a graph $G$ of order $n$ is an $\alpha$-partial dominating set of $G$ if the set $X$ dominates at least $\alpha \times n$ vertices in $G$. The $\alpha$-partial domination number ${\rm pd}_{\alpha}(G)$ of $G$ is the minimum cardinality of an $\alpha$-partial dominating set of $G$. In this paper partial domination of graphs with minimum degree at least $3$ is studied. It is proved that if $G$ is a graph of order $n$ and with $\delta(G)\ge 3$, then ${\rm pd}_{\frac{7}{8}}(G) \le \frac{1}{3}n$. If in addition $n\ge 60$, then ${\rm pd}_{\frac{9}{10}}(G) \le \frac{1}{3}n$, and if $G$ is a connected cubic graph of order $n\ge 28$, then ${\rm pd}_{\frac{13}{14}}(G) \le \frac{1}{3}n$. Along the way it is shown that there are exactly four connected cubic graphs of order $14$ with domination number $5$. Ključne besede: domination, partial domination, cubic graphs, supercubic graphs Objavljeno v DiRROS: 15.02.2024; Ogledov: 1373; Prenosov: 792
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