Maximum independent sets in direct products of cycles or trees with arbitrary graphsPaj Erker, Tjaša (Avtor) Špacapan, Simon (Avtor) direct productindependent setThe direct product of graphs ▫$G = (V(G),E(G))$▫ and ▫$H = (V(H),E(H))$▫ is the graph, denoted as ▫$G \times H$▫, with vertex set ▫$V(G \times H) = V(G )\times V(H)$▫, where vertices ▫$(x_1,y_1)$▫ and ▫$(x_2,y_2)$▫ are adjacent in ▫$G \times H$▫ if ▫$x_1x_2 \in E(G)$▫ and ▫$y_1y_2 \in E(H)$▫. Let ▫$n$▫ be odd and ▫$m$▫ even. We prove that every maximum independent set in ▫$P_n \times G$▫, respectively ▫$C_m \times G$▫, is of the form ▫$(A \times C) \cup (B \times D)$▫, where ▫$C$▫ and ▫$D$▫ are nonadjacent in ▫$G$▫, and ▫$A \cup B$▫ is the bipartition of ▫$P_n$▫ respectively ▫$C_m$▫. We also give a characterization of maximum independent subsets of ▫$P_n \times G$▫ for every even ▫$n$▫ and discuss the structure of maximum independent sets in ▫$T \times G$▫ where ▫$T$▫ is a tree.20152017-04-07 09:10:34Znanstveno delo65476sl