Operations Research Transactions ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (3): 108-114.

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Some conclusions of vertex-distinguishing edge coloring of product graph

MA Gang1,*,  MA Xiaomin2, YE Jianhua1, MA Shaoxian1   

  1. 1.  College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou 730124, China 2.  Scientific Research Department, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou 730030, China
  • Online:2013-09-15 Published:2013-09-15

Abstract: A proper edge coloring of graph G is called vertex-distinguishing if the set of colors meets to vertex u differs from the set of colors meets to vertex v for any two distinct vertices u and v. The minimum number k for which there exists vertex distinguishing proper edge coloring using k colors is called the vertex distinguishing proper edge chromatic number. In this paper,  we will obtain a conclusion of vertex-distinguishing edge coloring of product graph by using the method of construction,  and get some results of the vertex-distinguishing edge chromatic numbers of product graphs, then obtain vertex-distinguishing edge chromatic numbers of 25 product graphs,  which satisfy the conjecture on VDECC.

Key words: product graph, join-graph, vertex-distinguishing edge coloring, vertex-distinguishing edge chromatic number

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