# New results on upper domatic number of graphs

Document Type : Original paper

Authors

1 CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

2 CHRIST(Deemed to be University) Hosur Road Bangalore-560029

Abstract

For a graph $G = (V, E)$, a partition $\pi = \{V_1,$ $V_2,$ $\ldots,$ $V_k\}$ of the vertex set $V$ is an \textit{upper domatic partition} if $V_i$ dominates $V_j$ or $V_j$ dominates $V_i$ or both for every $V_i, V_j \in \pi$, whenever $i \neq j$. The upper domatic number $D(G)$ is the maximum order of an upper domatic partition of $G$. We study the properties of upper domatic number and propose an upper bound in terms of clique number. Further, we discuss the upper domatic number of certain graph classes including unicyclic graphs and power graphs of paths and cycles.

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