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ETERNAL DOMINATION
Chip Klostermeyer
Graph
6 vertices7 edges
Dominating Set γ=2
Graph
6 vertices7 edges
Independent Set β=3
Graph
6 vertices10 edges
Clique Cover Θ=2
Eternal Dominating Set• Defend graph against sequence of attacks at
vertices• At most one guard per vertex• Send guard to attacked vertex• Guards must induce dominating set• One guard moves at a time (later, we allow all guards to move)
2-player game• Attacker chooses vertex with no guard to
attack• Defender chooses guard to send to attacked
vertex (must be sent from neighboring vertex)• Attacker wins if after some # of attacks,
guards do not induce dominating set• Defender wins otherwise
Attacked Vertex in redGuards on black vertices
Eternal Dominating Set γ∞=3 γ γ = 2
Second attack at red vertex forces guards to not be a dominating set.
3 guards needed
Eternal Dominating Set γ∞=3 γ = 2
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3 guards needed
Eternal Dominating Set γ∞=3 γ = 2
Basic Bounds
γ ≤ β ≤ γ∞ ≤ Θ
Because one guard can defend a clique andattacks on an independent set of size k require k different guards
Problem
Goddard, Hedetniemi, Hedetniemi asked if γ∞ ≤ c * βand they showed graphs for which γ∞ < ΘSmallest known has 11 vertices.
Question: Is there a smaller one?
Upper Bound
Klostermeyer and MacGillivray proved
γ∞ ≤ C(β+1, 2)
C(n, 2) denotes binomial coefficient
Proof is algorithmic.
Proof ideaGuards located on independent sets of size 1, 2, …,β
Defend with guard from smallest set possible
Proof ideaGuards located on independent sets of size 1, 2, …,β
Swapping guard with attacked vertex destroys independence!! Solution….
Proof ideaGuards located on independent sets of size 1, 2, …,β
Choose union of independent sets to be LARGE as possible
Proof ideaGuards located on independent sets of size 1, 2, …,β
After yellow guard moves, we have all our independent sets.
Lower BoundUpper bound: γ∞ ≤ C(β+1, 2)
Certain large complements of Kneser graphs require this many guards.
Problem: find small circulants where bound is tight.
C22[1,2,4,5,9,11]
γ ≤ β ≤ γ∞ ≤ Θ
γ∞ =Θ for
Perfect graphs [follows from PGT]Series-parallel graphs [Anderson et al.]Powers of Cycles and their complements [KM]Circular-arc graphs [Regan]
Open problem: planar graphs
Open QuestionsIs there a graph G with γ = γ∞ < Θ ?
No triangle-free; none with maximum-degree three.
Planar?
Is there a triangle-free graph G with β = γ∞ < Θ ?
Is γ∞(G x H) ≥ γ∞ (G) γ∞ (H)?
The Fundamental Conjecture
For any vertex v in any minimum eternal dominating set D there is a vertex u adjacent to v such that
D – v + u
is an eternal dominating set.
CorollaryFor all graphs G
γ∞(G-v) ≤ γ∞(G)
.
M-Eternal Dominating Set γ∞
m=2
All guards can move in response to attack
M-Eternal Dominating Sets γ ≤ γ∞m ≤ β
Exact bounds known for trees, 2 by n, 4 by n grids
3 by n grids: about 4n/5 guards suffice for n ≥ 9
2 by 3 grid: γ∞m = 2
Conjecture: # guards for n by n grid = γ + O(1)
M-Eternal Dominating Sets Known that γ∞
m ≤ n/2; sharp for odd length paths, many trees
What about graphs with minimum degree 3?
Petersen graph is 2n/5; we know no other examples with more than 3n/8 (and no large cubic ones with 3n/8)
Cubic Bipartite graphs: γ∞m ≤ 7n/16 [HKM]
• Improve upper bound for minimum degree three• Find infinite families needing close to 2n/5 guards.
Proof ideaCubic Bipartite graphs: γ∞
m ≤ 7n/16
Remove perfect matching M. Cycles remain:Long cycles adjacent to no 4-cycle (via M)
n/3 guardsLong cycles connected to 4-cycles (via M)
7n/16 guards (8-cycles are obstacle)4-cycles connected to each other (via M)
3n/7 guards
Attacked Vertex in red
Attacked guard must have empty neighbor
e∞=2 γ = 2
Eviction Model: One Guard Moves
•e∞ ≤ Θ
• e∞ ≤ β for bipartite graphs
• e∞ > β for some graphs
• e∞ ≤ β when β=2
• e∞ ≤ 5 when β = 3
•Question: Find graphs with β = 3 and e∞ = 5
•Question: Is e∞ ≤ γ∞ for all G?
Eviction: One guard moves
Eviction Model: All Guards Move
e∞m = 2
Attacked vertex must remain empty for one time period
• em∞ ≤ β
• Question: Is em∞ ≤ γ∞
m for all G?
(swap model only, else star is counterexample)
Eviction: All guards move
Combine eternal domination and eviction: Attack at vertex w/o guard: guard moves there Attack at vertex w/ guard : guard moves away
•Denote by m∞
•Question: Is m∞ ≤ 6 when β = 3?
•Question: Is m∞ = γ∞ for all G?
Mixed Model
Eternal Independent Sets
• One model defined by Hartnell and Mynhardt
• Caro & Klostermeyer define alternate model:
• Maintain an independent set of guards eternally• Attacks are at vertices with guards (like eviction)• Maximize # of guards• One guard moves or all-guards move or ALL
guards move
Eternal Independent Sets• Questions
• Find graphs where eternal independence # (all guards move) equals size of maximum matching. It is true for bipartite graphs.
• Find graphs where eternal independence # (all guards move) equals the independence number
• Characterize graphs where eternal independence # (one guard moves) equals size of maximum induced matching (a lower bound for eternal independence #)
Protecting EdgesAttack edges, guard must cross edge. All guards move, must induce VERTEX COVER.
α = 3
Protecting Edgesα∞ = 3
• Theorem: α ≤ α∞ ≤ 2α• Which graphs have α = α∞? Grids Kn X G Circulants, others.
Is it true for vertex-transitive graphs? Is it true for G X H if it is true for G and/or H?
Edge Protection
More Edge Protection
• Which graphs have α∞ = γ∞m ?
• Trees with property characterized.• No bipartite graph with δ ≥ 2 except C4
• No graph with δ ≥ 2 except C4
• Which graphs with pendant vertices?
Vertex Cover• m-eternal domination number is less than
eternal vertex cover number for all graphs of minimum degree 2, except for C4.
• m-eternal domination number is less than vertex cover number for all graphs of minimum degree 2 and girth 7 and ≥ 9.
• What about girths 5, 6, 8?