Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Sc ›› 2013, Vol. 2013 ›› Issue (5): 136-143.

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Vertex-distinguishing proper edge coloring of composition of complete graph and star

YANG Fang1, WANG Zhi-wen2, CHEN Xiang-en1, MA Chun-yan1   

  1. 1. College of Mathematics and Statistics, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    2. School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
  • Received:2012-09-01 Revised:2012-12-01 Online:2013-09-25 Published:2013-09-30

Abstract: Firstly, we gave an upper bound for the
vertex-distinguishing proper edge chromatic number of composition of
complete graph $K_{p}$ and star $S_{q}$, which is $pq+1$ for $p\geq
2,~q\geq4$. Then by constructing coloring in terms of the symmetry
of regular polygons and the methods of combinatorial analysis, we
obtained  respectively vertex-distinguishing proper edge chromatic
numbers for composition of complete graph $K_{p}$ and star $S_{q}$
when $p=2,~q\geq4$; $p\geq3,~ q=4$; $p$ is even and $p\geq4,~q=5$;
$pq$ is odd and $p\geq3,~q\geq5$.

Key words: composition, complete graph, star, vertex-distinguishing proper edge coloring, vertex-distinguishing proper edge chromatic number

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