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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Rapid Publication: Submissions are processed efficiently, with accepted papers published promptly in the next available issue.
Print & Online Editions: Issues are available in both print and online formats to serve a broad readership.

Shude Long1, Junliang Cai2
1Department of Mathematics, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, P.R.China
2School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R.China
Abstract:

This paper investigates the number of rooted simple bipartite maps on the sphere and presents some formulae for such maps with the number of edges and the valency of the root-face as two parameters.

Jinyang Chen1,2, Lihong Huang2, Jiang Zhou2
1 College of Mathematics and statistics, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002 P.R.China
2College of Mathematics and Econometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P.R.China
Abstract:

For a graph \(G = (V(G), E(G))\), the transformation graph \(G^{+-+}\) is the graph with vertex set \(V(G) \cup E(G)\) in which the vertices \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are joined by an edge if and only if \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are adjacent or incident in \(G\) while \(\{\alpha, \beta\} \not\subseteq E(G)\), or \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are not adjacent in \(G\) while \(\{\alpha, \beta\} \in E(G)\). In this note, we show that all but for a few exceptions, \(G^{+-+}\) is super-connected and super edge-connected.

Kenan Kaygisiz1, Durmug Bozkurt2
1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziosmanpaga University, 60250 Tokat, Turkey
2Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Selguk University, 42075, Konya, Turkey
Abstract:

In this paper, we give matrix representations of the \(k\)-generalized order-\(k\) Perrin numbers and we obtain relationships between these sequences and matrices. In addition, we calculate the determinant of this matrix.

Francesco Barioli1, Marc Loizeaux1, Lucas van der Merwe1
1University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Abstract:

A graph \(G\) is \(k\)-total domination edge critical, abbreviated to \(k\)-critical if confusion is unlikely, if the total domination number \(\gamma_t(G)\) satisfies \(\gamma_t(G) = k\) and \(\gamma_t(G + e) < \gamma_t(G)\) for any edge \(e \in E(\overline{G})\).Graphs that are \(4\)-critical have diameter either \(2\), \(3\), or \(4\). In previous papers, we characterized structurally the \(4\)-critical graphs with diameter four and found bounds on the order of \(4\)-critical graphs with diameter two. In this paper, we study a family \(\mathcal{H}\) of \(4\)-critical graphs with diameter three, in which every vertex is a diametrical vertex, and every diametrical pair dominates the graph. We also generalize the self-complementary graphs and show that these graphs provide a special case of the family \(\mathcal{H}\).

Xianglin Wei1
1 College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, 050018, China
Abstract:

A finite planar set is \(k\)-isosceles for \(k \geq 3\) if every \(k\)-point subset of the set contains a point equidistant from two others. There exists no convex \(4\)-isosceles \(8\)-point set with \(8\) points on a circle.

Nick C.Fiala1
1 Department of Mathematics St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN 56301
Abstract:

In this note, motivated by the non-existence of a vertex-transitive strongly regular graph with parameters \((3250, 57, 0, 1)\), we obtain a feasibility condition concerning strongly regular graphs admitting an automorphism group with exactly two orbits on vertices. We also establish a result on the possible orbit sizes of a potential strongly regular graph with parameters \((3250, 57, 0, 1)\). We use our results to obtain a list of only 11 possible orbit size combinations for a potential strongly regular graph with parameters \((3250, 57, 0, 1)\) admitting an automorphism group with exactly two orbits.

Ioan Tomescu1, Akhlak Ahmad Bhatti2
1FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST STR.ACADEMIEI, 14 010014 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
2NATIONAL UNIV. OF COMPUTER AND EMERGING SCIENCES LAHORE CAMPUS ABDUS SALAM SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 68-B, NEW MUSLIM TOWN, LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Abstract:

In this note it is shown that the number of cycles of a linear hypergraph is bounded below by its cyclomatic number.

Jianxiu Hao1
1Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Information Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, P. O. Box: 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, P.R. China;
Abstract:

The Padmakar-Ivan \((PI)\) index is a Wiener-Szeged-like topological index. In this paper, we study the \(PI\) index of thorn graphs, and we present a generally useful method which can reduce the computational amount of \(PI\) index strikingly.

Haiying Wang1, Chuantao Li2,3
1The School of Science, China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R.China
2Shandong Institute of Physical Education and Sports, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P.R.China
3School of Geophysics and Information ‘Technology, China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083,P.R.China
Abstract:

The concept of the sum graph and integral sum graph were introduced by F. Harary. In this paper, we gain some upper and lower bounds on the sum number and the integral sum number of a graph and these bounds are sharp, and some new properties on the integral sum graph. Using these results, we could directly investigate and determine the exclusive integral sum numbers, the exclusive sum numbers, the sum numbers and the integral sum numbers of the graphs \(K_n\backslash E(2P_3)\), \(K_n\backslash E(P_3)\) and any graph \(H\) with minimum degree \(\delta(H) = n-2\) respectively as \(2\) is more than a given number. Then they will be the beginning of a new thought of research on the (exclusive) sum graph and the (exclusive) integral sum graph.

Shubo Chen1, Weijun Liu2
1Department of Mathematics, Hunan City University, Yiyang, Hunan 413000, P. R. China
2College of Mathematics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410075, P. R. China
Abstract:

Let \(G = (V, E)\) be a simple connected graph, where \(d_u\) is the degree of vertex \(u\), and \(d_G(u, v)\) is the distance between \(u\) and \(v\). The Schultz index of \(G\) is defined as \(\mathcal{W}_+(G) = \sum\limits_{u,v \subset V(G)} (d_u + d_v)d_G(u,v).\)In this paper, we investigate the Schultz index of a class of trees with diameter not more than \(4\).