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Properties of Cubic Fuzzy Competition Graphs with Applications

Afeefa Maryam1, M. Tariq Rahim1, F. Hussain1
1Department of Mathematics, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Havelian, Abbottabad, KPK Pakistan

Abstract

This study extends the concept of competition graphs to cubic fuzzy competition graphs by introducing additional variations including cubic fuzzy out-neighbourhoods, cubic fuzzy in-neighbourhoods, open neighbourhood cubic fuzzy graphs, closed neighbourhood cubic fuzzy graphs, cubic fuzzy (k) neighbourhood graphs and cubic fuzzy [k]-neighbourhood graphs. These variations provide further insights into the relationships and competition within the graph structure, each with its own defined characteristics and examples. These cubic fuzzy CMGs are further classified as cubic fuzzy k-competition graphs that show competition in the \(k\)th order between components, \(p\)-competition cubic fuzzy graphs that concentrate on competition in terms of membership degrees, and \(m\)-step cubic fuzzy competition graphs that analyze competition in terms of steps. Further, some related results about independent strong vertices and edges have been obtained for these cubic fuzzy competition graph classes. Finally, the proposed concept of cubic fuzzy competition graphs is supported by a numerical example. This example showcases how the framework of cubic fuzzy competition graphs can be practically applied to the predator-prey model to illustrate the representation and analysis of ambiguous information within the graph structures.

Keywords: Cubic graphs, Cubic fuzzy competition graphs, out-neighbourhoods, In-neighbourhoods, Cubic fuzzy k-competition graphs, p-competition cubic fuzzy graphs, m-step cubic fuzzy competition graphs