Some Steiner concepts on lexicographic products of graphs

Abstract

Let G be a graph and W a subset of V(G). A subtree with the minimum number of edges that contains all vertices of W is a Steiner tree for W. The number of edges of such a tree is the Steiner distance of W and union of all vertices belonging to Steiner trees for W form a Steiner interval. We describe both of these for the lexicographic product of graphs. We also give a complete answer for the following invariants with respect to the Steiner convexity: the Steiner number, the rank, the hull number, and the Carathéodory number, and a partial answer for the Radon number.