Collapsibility of noncover complexes of chordal graphs

TL;DR

This paper proves that the noncover complex of a chordal graph is collapsible to a certain dimension, specifically related to the independence domination number, revealing topological properties of these complexes.

Contribution

It establishes a collapsibility result for noncover complexes of chordal graphs, linking graph invariants to topological properties.

Findings

Noncover complex of a chordal graph is collapsible.

Collapsibility dimension is related to the independence domination number.

Provides a topological characterization of noncover complexes.

Abstract

Let $G$ be a graph on $V$. A vertex subset $S \subset V$ is called a cover of $G$ if its complement is an independent set, and $S$ is called a noncover if it is not a cover of $G$. A noncover complex $NC(G)$ of $G$ is the simplicial complex on $V$ whose faces are noncovers of $G$. The independence domination number $ i\gamma(G)$ of $G$ is the minimum integer $k$ such that every independent set of $G$ can be dominated by $k$ vertices. In this note, we prove that $NC(G)$ is $(|V|- i\gamma(G)-1)$-collapsible.