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A counterexample to conjecture of Barefoot, Harary, and Jones

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Let α be the domination number and α′ be the independent domination number of a graph. An infinite class of 3-connected cubic graphs is given, for which α′ - α is unbounded.

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  1. Barefoot, C., Harary, F., Jones, K.F. (1991): What is the difference between the domination and independent domination numbers of cubic graph? Graphs Comb.7, 205–208

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This work was done while the authors were visiting the Institut für Mathematik und Angewandte Geometrie at the Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, partially supported by the Research Council of Slovenia and by the Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung of Austria

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Žerovnik, J., Oplerova, J. A counterexample to conjecture of Barefoot, Harary, and Jones. Graphs and Combinatorics 9, 205–207 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988308

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