MATCHING PROPERTIES IN DOUBLE DOMINATION EDGE CRITICAL GRAPHS
Haichao Wang, Liying Kang · Discrete Mathematics Algorithms and Applications · 2010
A vertex subset S of a graph G = (V, E) is a double dominating set for G if |N[v]∩S| ≥ 2 for each vertex v ∈ V, where N[v] = {u |uv ∈ E}∪{v}. The double domination number of G, denoted by γ×2(G), is the cardinality of a smallest double dominating set of G. A graph G is said to be double domination edge critical if γ×2(G + e) < γ×2(G) for any edge e ∉ E. A double domination edge critical graph G with γ×2(G) = k is called k - γ×2(G)-critical. In this paper, we first show that G has a perfect matching if G is a connected 3 - γ×2(G)-critical graph of even order. Secondly, we show that G is factor-critical if G is a connected 3 - γ×2(G)-critical graph with odd order and minimum degree at least 2. Finally, we show that G is factor-critical if G is a connected K1,4-free 4 - γ×2(G)-critical graph of odd order with minimum degree at least 2.