Abstract
A set M of edges of a graph G is a matching if no two edges in M are incident to the same vertex. The matching number of G is the maximum cardinality of a matching of G. A set S of vertices in G is a total dominating set if every vertex of G is adjacent to some vertex in S. The minimum cardinality of a total dominating set of G is the total domination number of G. We prove that if all vertices of G belong to a triangle, then the total domination number of G is bounded above by its matching number. We in fact prove a slightly stronger result and as a consequence of this stronger result, we prove a Graffiti conjecture that relates the total domination and matching numbers in a graph.
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