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Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

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Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory

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Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory 25(3) (2005) 241-249
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7151/dmgt.1277

A TANDEM VERSION OF THE COPS AND ROBBER GAME PLAYED ON PRODUCTS OF GRAPHS

Nancy E. Clarke

Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Richard J. Nowakowski

Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Abstract

In this version of the Cops and Robber game, the cops move in tandems, or pairs, such that they are at distance at most one from each other after every move. The problem is to determine, for a given graph G, the minimum number of tandems sufficient to guarantee a win for the cops. We investigate this game on three graph products, the Cartesian, categorical and strong products.

Keywords: game, cop, tandem-win, pursuit, graph, product.

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 05C75, 05C99, 91A43.

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Revised 22 February 2005


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