Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 27 (2024), Article 24.7.6

Domination Polynomials of the Grid, the Cylinder, the Torus, and the King Graph


Stephan Mertens
Institut für Physik
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Postfach 4120
39016 Magdeburg
Germany
and
Santa Fe Institute
1399 Hyde Park Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87501
USA

Abstract:

We present an algorithm to compute the domination polynomial of the m × n grid, cylinder, and torus graphs and the king graph. The time complexity of the algorithm is O(m2n2 λ2m) for the torus and O(m3n2λm) for the other graphs, where λ = 1+ √2. The space complexity is O(mnλm) for all of these graphs. We use this algorithm to compute domination polynomials for graphs up to size 24 × 24 and the total number of dominating sets for even larger graphs. This allows us to give precise estimates of the asymptotic growth rates of the number of dominating sets. We also extend several sequences in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.


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(Concerned with sequences A001333 A030270 A075561 A078057 A094087 A104519 A124696 A133515 A133791 A208716 A218354 A218663 A286514 A286914 A303334 A347554 A347557 A347632 A350815 A350820 A375566 A375569 A375601 A375603.)


Received August 15 2024; revised versions received September 14 2024; September 27 2024. Published in Journal of Integer Sequences, September 27 2024.


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