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.

Yun-Ping Deng1, Xiao-Dong Zhang1
1 Department of Mathematics Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
Abstract:

In this note, we determine the exact value for the second largest eigenvalue of the derangement graph, by deriving a formula for all the eigenvalues corresponding to the \(2\)-part partitions. This result is then used to obtain.

Sascha Kurz1, Alfred Wassermann1
1 University of Bayreuth, Department of Mathematics, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
Abstract:

Since ancient times, mathematicians have considered geometrical objects with integral side lengths. We consider plane integral point sets \(P\), which are sets of \(n\) points in the plane with pairwise integral distances, where not all the points are collinear.

The largest occurring distance is called its diameter. Naturally, the question about the minimum possible diameter \(d(2, 7)\) of a plane integral point set consisting of \(7\) points arises. We give some new exact values and describe state-of-the-art algorithms to obtain them. It turns out that plane integral point sets with minimum diameter consist very likely of subsets with many collinear points. For this special kind of point sets, we prove a lower bound for \(d(2, n)\) achieving the known upper bound \(n^{c_2\log \log n }\) up to a constant in the exponent.
A famous question of Erdés asks for plane integral point sets with no \(3\) points on a line and no \(4\) points on a circle. Here, we talk of point sets in general position and denote the corresponding minimum diameter by \(d(2,n)\). Recently \(d(2, 7) = 22270\) could be determined via an exhaustive search.

Qin Fang1, Tianming Wang1,2
1Department of Applied Mathematics, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024, P.R.China
2 Department of Mathematics, Hainan Normal University Haikou 571158, P.R.China
Abstract:

In this paper, we study invariant sequences by umbral method, and give some identities which are similar with the identities of Bernoulli numbers.

Xindong Zhang1, Juan Liu1,2, Jixiang Meng2
1College of Mathematics Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumgi, Xinjiang, 830054, P.R.China
2College of Mathematics and System Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumgi, Xinjiang, 830046, P.R.China
Abstract:

In this paper, we consider the total domination number, the restrained domination number, the total restrained domination number and the connected domination number of lexicographic product graphs.

Yan Yang1, Yanpei Liu2
1Department of Mathematics, Betjing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P.R. China
2 Department of Mathematics, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P.R. China
Abstract:

In this paper, we obtain the numbers of embeddings of wheel graphs on some orientable and nonorientable surfaces of small genera, mainly on torus, double torus, and nonorientable surfaces of genus \(1, 2, 3\), and \(4\). These are the first results for embeddings of wheel graphs on nonorientable surfaces as known up to now.

Gao Zhenbin1
1School of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China
Abstract:

An \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic total labeling for a graph \(G(V, E)\) is an injective mapping \(f\) from \(V \cup E\) onto the set \(\{1, 2, \ldots, |V| + |E|\}\) such that the set \(\{f(v) + \sum f(uv) \mid uv \in E\}\), where \(v\) ranges over all of \(V\), is \(\{a, a+d, a+2d, \ldots, a+(|V|-1)d\}\). Simanjuntak et al conjecture:1. \(C_{2n}\) has a \((2n + 3, 4)\)- or a \((2n + 4, 4)\)-edge-antimagic total labeling;
2. cycles have no \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic total labelings with \(d > 5\).In this paper, these conjectures are shown to be true.

Zengti Li1
1 Department of Mathematics Langfang Normal College Langfang, 065000, P.R. China
Abstract:

This article discusses the geometricity of the direct sum, direct product and lexicographic products of two lattices, and compute their characteristic polynomials and classify their geometricity.

ANDRZEJ KISIELEWICZ1
1UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW, INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS, PL. GRUNWALDZKI 2, 50- 384 WrocLAW, POLAND
Abstract:

This paper introduces the concepts of a \({supergraph}\) and \({graphical\; complexity}\) of a permutation group, intended as a tool for investigating the structure of concrete permutation groups. Basic results are established and some research problems suggested.

Mourad E.H.Ismail1
1 Department of Mathematics University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32816
Abstract:

We given a two parameter generalization of identities of Carlitzand Gould involving products of binomial coefficients. The generalization involves Jacobi polynomials.

Iréne Charon1, Olivier Hudry2, Antoine Lobstein3
1GET – Télécom Paris & CNRS – LTCI UMR 5141 46, rue Barrault, 75634 Paris Cedex 13 – France
2GET – Télécom Paris & CNRS – LTCI UMR 5141 46, rue Barrault, 75634 Paris Cedex 13 – France
3 CNRS – LTCI UMR 5141 & GET – Télécom Paris 46, rue Barrault, 75634 Paris Cedex 13 – France
Abstract:

Consider a connected undirected graph \(G = (V, E)\) and an integer \(r \geq 1\). For any vertex \(v \in V\), let \(B_r(v)\) denote the ball of radius \(r\) centered at \(v\), i.e., the set of all vertices linked to \(v\) by a path of at most \(r\) edges. If for all vertices \(v \in V\), the sets \(B_r(v)\) are different, then we say that \(G\) is \(r\)-twin-free.

Studies have been made, e.g., on the number of edges or the minimum degree in one-twin-free graphs. We extend these investigations and in particular we determine the exact size of the largest clique in a connected \(r\)-twin-free graph.