Computing the scattering number of bicyclic graphs

Bing Chen, Shenggui Zhang

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Abstract

The scattering number of a noncomplete connected graph G is defined by s{G) = max{ω(G - X) - |X| : X ⊂ V(G),ω(G - X) ≥ 2}, where ω(G - X) denotes the number of components of G - X. This parameter can be used to measure the vulnerability of networks. If an interconnection network is modelled as a graph, then the scattering number shows not only the difficulty to break down the network but also the damage that has been caused. This article includes several results on the scattering number of bicyclic graphs and a recursive algorithm for computing the scattering number of bicyclic graphs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2010 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security, CIS 2010
Pages497-500
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security, CIS 2010 - Nanning, China
Duration: 11 Dec 201014 Dec 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2010 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security, CIS 2010

Conference

Conference2010 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security, CIS 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanning
Period11/12/1014/12/10

Keywords

  • Bicyclic graph
  • Scattering number

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