A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
On {l}-Metric Dimensions in Graphs
Authors: Hakanen A, Laihonen T
Publisher: IOS PRESS
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Fundamenta Informaticae
Journal name in source: FUNDAMENTA INFORMATICAE
Journal acronym: FUND INFORM
Volume: 162
Issue: 2-3
First page : 143
Last page: 160
Number of pages: 18
ISSN: 0169-2968
eISSN: 1875-8681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/FI-2018-1718
Abstract
A subset S of vertices is a resolving set in a graph if every vertex has a unique array of distances to the vertices of S. Consequently, we can locate any vertex of the graph with the aid of the distance arrays. The problem of finding the smallest cardinality of a resolving set in a graph has been widely studied over the years. In this paper, we consider sets S which can locate several, say up to l, vertices in a graph. These sets are called {l}-resolving sets and the smallest cardinality of such a set is the {l}-metric dimension of the graph. In this paper, we will give the {l}-metric dimensions for trees and king grids. We will show that there are certain vertices that necessarily belong to an {l}-resolving set. Moreover, we will classify all graphs whose {l}-metric dimension equals l.
A subset S of vertices is a resolving set in a graph if every vertex has a unique array of distances to the vertices of S. Consequently, we can locate any vertex of the graph with the aid of the distance arrays. The problem of finding the smallest cardinality of a resolving set in a graph has been widely studied over the years. In this paper, we consider sets S which can locate several, say up to l, vertices in a graph. These sets are called {l}-resolving sets and the smallest cardinality of such a set is the {l}-metric dimension of the graph. In this paper, we will give the {l}-metric dimensions for trees and king grids. We will show that there are certain vertices that necessarily belong to an {l}-resolving set. Moreover, we will classify all graphs whose {l}-metric dimension equals l.