On property $M(4)$ of the graph $K^n_2+O_m$

Le Xuan Hung

Žurnal Sibirskogo federalʹnogo universiteta. Matematika i fizika, Tome 17 (2024) no. 4, pp. 470-477

Résumé

Given a list $L(v)$ for each vertex $v$, we say that the graph $G$ is $L$-colorable if there is a proper vertex coloring of G where each vertex $v$ takes its color from $L(v)$. The graph is uniquely $k$-list colorable if there is a list assignment $L$ such that $|L(v)| = k$ for every vertex $v$ and the graph has exactly one $L$-coloring with these lists. If a graph $G$ is not uniquely $k$-list colorable, we also say that $G$ has property $M(k)$. The least integer $k$ such that $G$ has the property $M(k)$ is called the $m$-number of $G$, denoted by $m(G)$. In this paper, we characterize uniquely list colorability of the graph $G=K^n_2+O_r$. We shall prove that $m(K^2_2+O_r)=4$ if and only if $r\geqslant 9$, $m(K^3_2+O_r)=4$ for every $1\leqslant r\leqslant 5$ and $m(K^4_2+O_1)=4$.

Détail

Keywords: vertex coloring (coloring), list coloring, uniquely list colorable graph, complete r-partite graph.