Abstract <p> Let <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(G\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> be a simple graph on <InlineEquation ID="IEq2"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(n\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> vertices with weights <InlineEquation ID="IEq3"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\pm 1\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> on edges. Assume that for each edge <InlineEquation ID="IEq4"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(e\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>, the sum of the weights of the edges adjacent to <InlineEquation ID="IEq5"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(e\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> (including <InlineEquation ID="IEq6"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(e\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> itself) is positive. Let <InlineEquation ID="IEq7"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(g(n)\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> be the minimal possible sum of edge weights in <InlineEquation ID="IEq8"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(G\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>. It is known that <InlineEquation ID="IEq9"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(g(n)=(\kappa+o(1)) n^2\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>. We sharpen the lower bound of <InlineEquation ID="IEq10"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\kappa\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> from <InlineEquation ID="IEq11"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(-1/25\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> to <InlineEquation ID="IEq12"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(-1/36\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>. </p>
On the Minimal Sum of Edge Weights in a Signed Edge-Dominated Graph: II
Let \(G\) be a simple graph on \(n\) vertices with weights \(\pm 1\) on edges. Assume that for each edge \(e\), the sum of the weights of the edges adjacent to \(e\) (including \(e\) itself) is positive. Let \(g(n)\) be the minimal possible sum of edge weights in \(G\). It is known that \(g(n)=(\kappa+o(1)) n^2\). We sharpen the lower bound of \(\kappa\) from \(-1/25\) to \(-1/36\).