The vertex cover number is the size of a minimum vertex cover in a graph 
is known as the vertex cover number of 
, denoted 
.
The König-Egeváry theorem states that the matching number (i.e., size of a maximum
independent edge set) and vertex cover number are equal for a bipartite
graph.
The independence number 
of a graph 
and vertex cover number are related by
where 
is the vertex count (West 2000).
See also
Independence Number,
Minimum Vertex Cover,
Vertex Cover,
Vertex
Cover Polynomial
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References
West, D. B. Introduction to Graph Theory, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2000.Referenced
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