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The Oriented Colourings of Bipartite Graphs

Let S be a set of k distinct elements. An oriented k coloring of an oriented graph D is a mapping f:V(D)¡÷S such that (i) if xy is conatined in A(D), then f(x)¡Úf(y) and (ii) if xy,zt are conatined in
A(D) and f(x)=f(t), then f(y)¡Úf(z). The oriented chromatic
number Xo(D) of an oriented graph D is defined as the minimum
k where there exists an oriented k-coloring of D. For an undirected
graph G, let O(G) be the set of all orientations D of G. We
define the oriented chromatic number Xo(G) of G to be the
maximum of Xo(D) over D conatined by O(G). In this thesis, we
determine the oriented chromatic number of complete bipartite graphs and
complete k-partite graphs. A grid G(m,n) is a graph with the
vertex set V(G(m,n))={(i,j) | 1¡Øi¡Øm,1¡Øj¡Øn} and the edge
set E(G(m,n))={(i,j)(x,y) | (i=x+1 and j=y) or (i=x and j=y+1)}. Fertin, Raspaud and Roychowdhury [3] proved Xo(G(4,5))¡Ù7 by computer programs. Here, we give a proof of
Xo(D(5,6)=7 where D(5,6) is the orientation of
G(5,6).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0725106-232541
Date25 July 2006
CreatorsWu, Yu-feng
ContributorsLi-Da Tong, none, none, none, none
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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