Ars Combinatoria

ISSN 0381-7032 (print), 2817-5204 (online)

Ars Combinatoria is the oldest Canadian journal of combinatorics, established in 1976, dedicated to advancing combinatorial mathematics through the publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers. Over the decades, it has built a strong international reputation and continues to serve as a leading platform for significant contributions to the field.
Open Access:  The journal follows the Diamond Open Access model—completely free for both authors and readers, with no article processing charges (APCs)
Publication Frequency: From 2024 onward, Ars Combinatoria publishes four issues annually—in March, June, September, and December.
Scope: Publishes research in all areas of combinatorics, including graph theory, design theory, enumeration, algebraic combinatorics, combinatorial optimization and related fields.
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Nurcan Alp1, Alev Firat2
1Institute of Science, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir-Turkey
2Department of Mathematics, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir-Turkey
Abstract:

In this paper, we introduce the notion of right derivation of a weak BCC-algebra and investigate its related properties.
Additionally, we explore regular right derivations and d-invariants on weak BCC-ideals in weak BCC-algebras.

Zhaolin Jiang1, Fuliang Lu1
1School of Sciences, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276005, China.
Abstract:

We investigate the Jacobsthal numbers \(\{J_n\}\) and Jacobsthal-Lucas numbers \(\{j_n\}\). Let \(\mathcal{J}_n = J_n \times j_n\) and \(\mathcal{J}_n = J_n + j_n\).In this paper, we give some determinantal and permanental representations for \(\mathcal{J}_n\) and \(\mathcal{J}_n\). Also, complex factorization formulas for the numbers are presented.

Marilyn Breen1
1The University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019 U.S.A.
Abstract:

Let \(d\) be a fixed integer, \(0 \leq d \leq 2\), and let \(\mathcal{K}\) be a family of sets in the plane having simply connected union. Assume that for every countable subfamily \(\{K_n : n \geq 1\}\) of \(\mathcal{K}\), the union \(\cup\{K_n \geq 1\}\) is
starshaped via staircase paths and its staircase kernel contains a convex set of dimension at least \(d\). Then, \(\cup\{K:K \in \mathcal{K}\}\) has these properties as well.
In the finite case ,define function \(g\) on \((0, 1, 2) \) by \(g(0) = 2\), \(g(1) = g(2) = 4\). Let \(\mathcal{K}\) be a finite family of nonempty compact sets in the plane such that \(\cup\{K \in \mathcal{K}\}\) has a connected complement. For fixed \(d \in \{0, 1, 2\}\), assume that for every \(g(d)\) members of \(\mathcal{K}\), the corresponding union is starshaped via staircase paths and its staircase kernel contains a convex set of dimension at least \(d\). Then, \(\cup\{K \in \mathcal{K}\}\) also has these properties,also.
Most of these results are dual versions of theorems that hold for intersections of sets starshaped via staircase paths.The exceotion is the finite case above when \(d = 2\) .Surprisingly ,although the result for \(d=2\) holds for unique of sets, no analogue for intersections of sets is possible.

Xiumei Wang1,2, Aifen Feng3, Yixun Lin1
1Department of Mathematics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
2School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
3School of Mathematics and Statistics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a simple connected graph containing a perfect matching.
\(G\) is said to be BM-extendable (bipartite matching extendable)
if every matching \(M\) which is a perfect matching of an induced
bipartite subgraph of \(G\) extends to a perfect matching of \(G\).

The BM-extendable cubic graphs are known to be \(K_{4}\) and \(K_{3,3}\).
In this paper, we characterize the 4-regular BM-extendable graphs.
We show that the only 4-regular BM-extendable graphs are \(K_{4,4}\) and
\(T_{4n}\), \(n \geq 2\), where \(T_{4n}\) is the graph on \(4n\) vertices
\(u_{i}\), \(v_{i}\), \(x_{i}\), \(y_{i}\), \(1 \leq i \leq n\), such that
\(\{u_{i}, v_{i}, x_{i}, y_{i}\}\) is a clique and
\(x_{i}u_{i+1}\), \(y_{i}v_{i+1} \in E(T_{4n})\) (mod \(n\)).

Jens-P Bode1, Dorothée Grimm1, Arnfried Kemnitz1
1Computational Mathematics Technische Universitét Braunschweig 38023 Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract:

A rainbow coloring of the edges of a graph is a coloring such
that no two edges of the graph have the same color. The
anti-Ramsey number \(f(G, H)\) is the maximum number of colors
such that there is an \(H\)-anti-Ramsey edge coloring of \(G\), that is,
there exists no rainbow copy of the subgraph \(H\) of \(G\) in some
coloring of the edges of the host graph \(G\) with \(f(G, H)\) colors.

In this note, we exactly determine \(f(Q_5, Q_2)\) and \(f(Q_5, Q_3)\),
where \(Q_n\) is the \(n\)-dimensional hypercube.

Yan Zhu1, Renying Chang2, Xiang Wei3
1Department of Mathematics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
2Department of Mathematics, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong, 276005, China
3Department of Enginerring, University of Honghe, Honghe, Yunnan, 661100, China
Abstract:

The harmonic index \(H(G)\) of a graph \(G\) is defined as the sum
of weights \(\frac{2}{d(u) + d(v)}\) of all edges \(uv\) of \(G\), where
\(d(u)\) denotes the degree of a vertex \(u\) in \(G\).

In this paper, we establish sharp lower and upper bounds for the
harmonic index of bicyclic graphs and characterize the
corresponding extremal graphs.

Shu Wen1, Zhengfeng Yu1
1Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an, Jiangsu 223003, P.R. China
Abstract:

For a graph \(G\), its Hosoya index is defined as the total number
of matchings in it, including the empty set. As one of the oldest and
well-studied molecular topological descriptors, the Hosoya index has
been extensively explored.

Notably, existing literature has primarily focused on its extremal
properties. In this note, we bridge a significant gap by establishing
sharp lower bounds for the Hosoya index in terms of other topological
indices.

Augustine O.Munagi1
1School of Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Wits 2050, South Africa.
Abstract:

We present a unified extension of alternating subsets to \(k\)-combinations
of \(\{1, 2, \ldots, n\}\) containing a prescribed number of sequences
of elements of the same parity. This is achieved by shifting attention
from parity-alternating elements to pairs of adjacent elements of the
same parity.

Enumeration formulas for both linear and circular combinations are
obtained by direct combinatorial arguments. The results are applied
to the enumeration of bit strings.

R. Lakshmi1
1 Department of Mathematics Annamalai University Annamalainagar – 608 002 Tamilnadu, India.
Abstract:

For a graph \(G\), let \(\mathcal{D}(G)\) be the set of all strong orientations of \(G\).
Define the orientation number of \(G\), \(\overrightarrow{d}(G) = \min\{d(D) \mid D \in \mathcal{D}(G)\}\),
where \(d(D)\) denotes the diameter of the digraph \(D\).

In this paper, it is shown that \(\overrightarrow{d}(G(n_1, n_2, \ldots, n_p)) = d(G)\),
where \(G(n_1, n_2, \ldots, n_p)\) is a \(G\)-vertex multiplication
([2]) of a connected bipartite graph \(G\) of order \(p \geq 3\)
with diameter \(d(G) \geq 5\) and any finite sequence \(\{n_1, n_2, \ldots, n_p\}\)
with \(n_i \geq 3\).

Su Wang1, Jinhua Wang1
1School of Sciences, Nantong University Nantong 226007, P. R. China
Abstract:

Cyclic frames, or partially partition-type cyclic relative difference
families, are combinatorial structures that are used to produce series
of optimal families consisting of a single frequency hopping sequence
and optimal difference systems of sets for code synchronization.

In this paper, two new classes of cyclic frames from finite geometries
are obtained.