Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science, Vol 16, No 1 (2014)

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The generalized 3-connectivity of Lexicographic product graphs

Xueliang Li, Yaping Mao

Abstract


The generalized k-connectivity κk(G) of a graph G, first introduced by Hager, is a natural generalization of the concept of (vertex-)connectivity. Denote by GˆH and G&Box;H the lexicographic product and Cartesian product of two graphs G and H, respectively. In this paper, we prove that for any two connected graphs G and H, κ3(GˆH)≥ κ3(G)|V(H)|. We also give upper bounds for κ3(G&Box; H) and κ3(GˆH). Moreover, all the bounds are sharp.

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