On Minus Paired-Domination in Graphs

The study of minus paired domination of a graph G=(V,E) is initiated. Let SV be any paired dominating set of G , a minus paired dominating function is a function of the form f∶V→-1,0,1 such that f(v)= 1 for v∈S, f(v)≤0 for v∈V-S , and f(N)≥1 for all v∈V . The weight of a minus paired dominating function f is w(f)=∑f(v) , over all vertices v∈V . The minus paired domination number of a graph G is γ - p( G )=min w(f)|f is a minus paired dominating function of G . On the basis of the minus paired domination number of a graph G defined, some of its properties are discussed.