Rainbow reinforcement numbers in digraphs

Abstract

Let [Formula: see text] be a finite and simple digraph. A [Formula: see text]-rainbow dominating function ([Formula: see text]RDF) of a digraph [Formula: see text] is a function [Formula: see text] from the vertex set [Formula: see text] to the set of all subsets of the set [Formula: see text] such that for any vertex [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text] the condition [Formula: see text] is fulfilled, where [Formula: see text] is the set of in-neighbors of [Formula: see text]. The weight of a [Formula: see text]RDF [Formula: see text] is the value [Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text]-rainbow domination number of a digraph [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the minimum weight of a [Formula: see text]RDF of [Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text]-rainbow reinforcement number [Formula: see text] of a digraph [Formula: see text] is the minimum number of arcs that must be added to [Formula: see text] in order to decrease the [Formula: see text]-rainbow domination number. In this paper, we initiate the study of [Formula: see text]-rainbow reinforcement number in digraphs and we present some sharp bounds for [Formula: see text]. In particular, we determine the [Formula: see text]-rainbow reinforcement number of some classes of digraphs.