Some general aspects of the framing number of a digraph

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A digraph \(D\) is homogeneously embedded in a digraph \(H\) iff for each vertex \(x\) of \(D\) and each vertex \(y\) of \(H\) there exists an embedding of \(D\) in \(H\) as an induced subdigraph with \(x\) at \(y\). A digraph \(F\) of minimum order in which \(D\) can be homogeneously embedded is called a frame of \(D\) and the order of \(F\) is called the framing number of \(D\). The authors earlier showed [Util. Math. 47, 3-19 (1995; Zbl 0832.05049)] that such a digraph \(F\) exists. The associated concept for undirected graphs had been introduced earlier by \textit{G. Chartrand}, \textit{H. J. Gavlas}, and \textit{M. Schultz} [Bull. Inst. Comb. Appl. 4, 35-50 (1992; Zbl 0829.05022)] and the framing numbers of various classes of graphs were determined by \textit{W. Goddard}, \textit{M. A. Henning}, \textit{O. R. Oellermann}, and \textit{H. C. Swart} [Quaest. Math. 16, No. 3, 289-300 (1993; Zbl 0794.05123)]. In this paper the framing numbers of a particular orientation of the wheel and of transitive tournaments are established. It is shown that every tournament has a frame which is also a tournament. Finally, a relationship between the underlying graph of a digraph \(D\) and a frame of \(D\) is obtained.











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