令G為一個連通圖,且f是從圖G頂點集V(G)映至正整數集合N的函數;對於每個圖G中的子圖H,定義fs(H)=,另外我們將fs(G)記為S(f).如果對每一個正整數k在[1,S(f)],都存在一個圖G的連通子圖H,使得fs(H)=k,那麼f就稱為圖G的一個IC-著色.如果M(G)=max{fs(G):f為為圖 的一個IC-著色},則稱M(G)為圖G的IC-指數.若f為圖G的IC-著色且S(f)=M(G),則稱f為圖G的一個極大IC-著色. 在這篇論文中,我們先找到了一個完全三分圖K(1,2,n)的IC-指數下界,並證明K(1,2,n)的IC-指數為 .以此K(1,2,n)的著色為基礎,可以建構一個K(1,m,n)的著色關係,本文也證明其為一個IC-著色,故K(1,m,n)的IC-指數
Let G be a connected graph. Giving a coloring f:V(G)->N of G, and any subgraph H of G, we define fs(H)= and denote fs(G)=S(f). The function is called an IC-coloring of G if for any k in the set [1,S(f)], there exist an induced connected subgraph H of G, such that fs(H)=k. The IC-index of a graph G, denoted byM(G), is defined to be M(G)=max{fs(G):f is an IC-coloring of G } We say f is a maximal IC-colorng of G if f is an IC-coloring of G with fs(G)=M(G). In this thesis, we find the lower bound of the IC-index of K(1,2,n) and then prove that the IC-index of K(1,2,n) is . We also find an IC-coloring of K(1,m,n) and obtain that .