Conditional resolvability in graphs: a survey

Abstract

For an ordered setW={w1,w2,…,wk}of vertices and a vertexvin a connected graphG, the code ofvwith respect toWis thek-vectorcW(v)=(d(v,w1),d(v,w2),…,d(v,wk)), whered(x,y)represents the distance between the verticesxandy. The setWis a resolving set forGif distinct vertices ofGhave distinct codes with respect toW. The minimum cardinality of a resolving set forGis its dimensiondim(G). Many resolving parameters are formed by extending resolving sets to different subjects in graph theory, such as the partition of the vertex set, decomposition and coloring in graphs, or by combining resolving property with another graph-theoretic property such as being connected, independent, or acyclic. In this paper, we survey results and open questions on the resolving parameters defined by imposing an additional constraint on resolving sets, resolving partitions, or resolving decompositions in graphs.