A dominating set in a graph $G$ is a connected dominating set of $G$ if it induces a connected subgraph of $G$. The connected domatic number of $G$ is the maximum number of pairwise disjoint, connected dominating sets in $V(G)$. We establish a sharp lower bound on the number of edges in a connected graph with a given order and given connected domatic number. We also show that a planar graph has connected domatic number at most 4 and give a characterization of planar graphs having connected domatic number 3.
A dominating set in a graph $G$ is a connected dominating set of $G$ if it induces a connected subgraph of $G$. The connected domatic number of $G$ is the maximum number of pairwise disjoint, connected dominating sets in $V(G)$. We establish a sharp lower bound on the number of edges in a connected graph with a given order and given connected domatic number. We also show that a planar graph has connected domatic number at most 4 and give a characterization of planar graphs having connected domatic number 3.
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Hartnell, Bert L.; Rall, Douglas F. Connected domatic number in planar graphs. Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Tome 51 (2001) no. 1, pp. 173-179. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/CMJ_2001_51_1_a15/
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