Operations Research Transactions ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (2): 115-126.doi: 10.15960/j.cnki.issn.1007-6093.2021.02.009

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On (1, 0)-relaxed strong edge-coloring of graphs

Yao LIU1,*()   

  1. 1. Center for Applied Mathematics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Received:2017-09-18 Online:2021-06-15 Published:2021-05-06
  • Contact: Yao LIU E-mail:liuyao@tju.edu.cn

Abstract:

Let G be a graph. For two nonnegative integers s and t, an (s, t)-relaxed strong k-edge-coloring is a mapping c : E(G) → [k], such that for any edge e, there are at most s edges adjacent to e and t edges which are distance two apart from e having the color c(e). The (s, t)-relaxed strong chromatic index, denoted by χ' (s, t)(G), is the minimum number k such that G admits an (s, t)-relaxed strong k-edge-coloring. We prove that if G is a graph with mad(G) < 3 and Δ ≤ 4, then χ'(1, 0)(G) ≤ 3Δ. In addition, we prove that if G is a planar graph with Δ ≥ 4 and girth at least 7, then χ'(1, 0)(G) ≤ 3Δ - 1.

Key words: strong edge-coloring, (s, t)-relaxed strong edge-coloring, maximum average degree, planar graphs, girth

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