# cop number

> number of cops needed to catch a robber on a graph

**Wikidata**: [Q48999572](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48999572)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_number)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cop-number


## References

1. A note on cops and robbers, independence number, domination number and diameter
2. [Source](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4612-1370-3_14)
3. Throttling for the game of Cops and Robbers on graphs
4. The cops and robber game on graphs with forbidden (induced) subgraphs