Title
On the hole index of L(2,1)-labelings of r-regular graphs
Abstract
An L(2,1)-labeling of a graph G is an assignment of nonnegative integers to the vertices of G so that adjacent vertices get labels at least distance two apart and vertices at distance two get distinct labels. A hole is an unused integer within the range of integers used by the labeling. The lambda number of a graph G, denoted λ(G), is the minimum span taken over all L(2,1)-labelings of G. The hole index of a graph G, denoted ρ(G), is the minimum number of holes taken over all L(2,1)-labelings with span exactly λ(G). Georges and Mauro [On the structure of graphs with non-surjective L(2,1)-labelings, SIAM J. Discrete Math. 19 (2005) 208–223] conjectured that if G is an r-regular graph and ρ(G)⩾1, then ρ(G) must divide r. We show that this conjecture does not hold by providing an infinite number of r-regular graphs G such that ρ(G) and r are relatively prime integers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1016/j.dam.2007.07.009
Discrete Applied Mathematics
Keywords
DocType
Volume
05C15,05C78
Journal
155
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
17
0166-218X
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.44
7
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sarah Spence Adams1557.61
Matthew Tesch21338.54
Denise Sakai Troxell3769.24
Bradford Westgate491.28
Cody Wheeland580.87