TY - JOUR ID - Khalaf2018 LB - Khalaf2018 AU - Khalaf, Shadi Ibrahim AU - Mathad, Veena AU - Mahde, Sultan Senan TI - Hubtic number in graphs ST - Hubtic number in graphs JO - Opuscula Math. JA - Opuscula Math. JF - Opuscula Mathematica PY - 2018 VL - 38 IS - 6 SP - 841 EP - 847 DO - https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2018.38.6.841 UR - https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2018.38.6.841 AB - The maximum order of partition of the vertex set \(V(G)\) into hub sets is called hubtic number of \(G\) and denoted by \(\xi(G)\). In this paper we determine the hubtic number of some standard graphs. Also we obtain bounds for \(\xi(G)\). And we characterize the class of all \((p,q)\) graphs for which \(\xi(G)=p\). KW - hubtic number KW - hub number KW - partition SN - 1232-9274 ER -