Ars Combinatoria

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

Ars Combinatoria is the oldest Canadian Journal of Combinatorics, established in 1976. The journal is dedicated to advancing the field of combinatorial mathematics through the publication of high-quality research papers. From 2024 onward, it publishes four volumes per year in March, June, September and December. Ars Combinatoria has gained recognition and visibility in the academic community and is indexed in renowned databases such as MathSciNet, Zentralblatt, and Scopus. The Scope of the journal includes Graph theory, Design theory, Extremal combinatorics, Enumeration, Algebraic combinatorics, Combinatorial optimization, Ramsey theory, Automorphism groups, Coding theory, Finite geometries, Chemical graph theory but not limited.

Xiang Tan1,2, Hong-Yu Chen1, Jian-Liang Wu1
1School of Mathematics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
2School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong University of Finance, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a planar graph with maximum degree \(\Delta\). It’s proved that if \(\Delta \geq 5\) and \(G\) does not contain \(5\)-cycles and \(6\)-cycles, then \(la(G) = \lceil\frac{\Delta(G)}{2}\rceil\).

Hortensia Galeana-Sanchez1, Rocio Rojas-Monroy1,2
1Instituto de Mateméticas Universidad Nacional Auténoma de México Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F. 04510 México
2Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Auténoma de] Estado de México Instituto Literario No. 100, Centro 50000, Toluca, Edo. de México México
Abstract:

We call the digraph \(D\) an \(m\)-coloured digraph if the arcs of \(D\) are coloured with \(m\) colours. A subdigraph \(H\) of \(D\) is called monochromatic if all of its arcs are coloured alike.

A set \(N \subseteq V(D)\) is said to be a kernel by monochromatic paths if it satisfies the following two conditions:

(i) For every pair of different vertices \(u,v \in N\) there is no monochromatic directed path between them.

(ii) For every vertex \(x \in V(D) – N\), there is a vertex \(y \in N\) such that there is an \(xy\)-monochromatic directed path.

In this paper, it is proved that if \(D\) is an \(m\)-coloured \(k\)-partite tournament such that every directed cycle of length \(3\) and every directed cycle of length \(4\) is monochromatic, then \(D\) has a kernel by monochromatic paths.

Some previous results are generalized.

Marilyn Breen1
1The University of Oklahoma Department of Mathematics Norman, Oklahoma 73019 ULS.A.
Abstract:

Let \(\mathcal{S}\) be a finite family of sets in \(\mathbb{R}^d\), each a finite union of polyhedral sets at the origin and each having the origin as an extreme point. Fix \(d\) and \(k\), \(0 \leq k \leq d \leq 3\). If every \(d+1\) (not necessarily distinct) members of \(\mathcal{S}\) intersect in a star-shaped set whose kernel is at least \(k\)-dimensional, then \(\cap\{S_i:S_i\in\mathcal{S}\}\) also is a star-shaped set whose kernel is at least \(k\)-dimensional. For \(k\neq 0\), the number \(d+1\) is best possible.

Adel T.Diab1
1Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics, Ain Shams University Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract:

A graph is said to be cordial if it has a \(0-1\) labeling that satisfies certain properties. The second power of paths \(P_n^2\),is the graph obtained from the path \(P_n\) by adding edges that join all vertices \(u\) and \(v\) with \(d(u,v) = 2\). In this paper, we show that certain combinations of second power of paths, paths, cycles, and stars are cordial. Specifically, we investigate the cordiality of the join and the union of pairs of second power of paths and graphs consisting of one second power of path and one path and one cycle.

Kevin K.Ferland1
1Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Abstract:

We initiate a study of the toughness of infinite graphs by considering a natural generalization of that for finite graphs. After providing general calculation tools, computations are completed for several examples. Avenues for future study are presented, including existence problems for tough-sets and calculations of maximum possible toughness. Several open problems are posed.

Penghao Cao1, Liping Yuan2
1College of Mathematics and Information Science, Hebei Normal University, 050016 Shijiazhuang, China.
2Mathematics Research Center of Hebei Province, 050016 Shijiazhuang, China.
Abstract:

Let an \(H\)-point be a vertex of a tiling of \(\mathbb{R}^2\) by regular hexagons of side length 1, and \(D(n)\) a circle of radius \(n\) (\(n \in \mathbb{Z}^+\)) centered at an \(H\)-point. In this paper, we present an algorithm to calculate the number, \(\mathcal{N}_H(D(n))\), of H-points that lie inside or on the boundary of \(D(n)\). Furthermore, we show that the ratio \(\mathcal{N}_H(D(n))/n^2\) tends to \(\frac{2\pi}{S}\) as \(n\) tends to \(\infty\), where \(S = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\) is the area of the regular hexagonal tiles.

Cao Jian Xiang1, Yuan Xudong2, Moo Young Sohn3
1School of Animation, Communication University of China 100024, Beijing, P.R.China
2Mathematics, Guangxi Normal University 541004, Guilin, P.R.China
3Applied Mathematics, Changwon National University 641-773, Changwon, Korea
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a finite, simple graph. We denote by \(\gamma(G)\) the domination number of \(G\). The bondage number of \(G\), denoted by \(b(G)\), is the minimum number of edges of \(G\) whose removal increases the domination number of \(G\). \(C_n\) denotes the cycle of \(n\) vertices. For \(n \geq 5\) and \(n \neq 5k + 3\), the domination number of \(C_5 \times C_n\) was determined in [6]. In this paper, we calculate the domination number of \(C_5 \times C_n\) for \(n = 5k + 3\) (\(k \geq 1\)), and also study the bondage number of this graph, where \(C_5 \times C_n\) is the cartesian product of \(C_5\) and \(C_n\).

Yingying Chen1, Jixiang Meng1, Yingzhi Tian1
1College of Mathematics and System Sciences, Xinjiang University Urumai, Xinjiang, 830046, P.R.China
Abstract:

A vertex cut that separates the connected graph into components such that every vertex in these components has at least \(g\) neighbors is an \(R^g\)-vertex-cut. \(R^g\)-vertex-connectivity, denoted by \(\kappa^g(G)\), is the cardinality of a minimum \(R^g\)-vertex-cut of \(G\). In this paper, we will determine \(\kappa^g\) and characterize the \(R^g\)-vertex-atom-part for the first and second type Harary graphs.

Dengxin Li1, Shengyu Li2
1Faculty of Science, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400047, P.R. China
2Faculty of Computer and Information Engineering Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongaing 400047, P.R. China
Abstract:

A graph \(G\) is supereulerian if \(G\) has a spanning eulerian subgraph. We use \(\mathcal{SL}\) to denote the families of supereulerian graphs. In 1995, Zhi-Hong Chen and Hong-Jian Lai presented the following open problem [2, problem 8.8]: Determine

\[L=\min\max\limits_{G\in SL-\{K_1\}}\{\frac{|E(H)|}{|E(G)|} : H \text{ is spanning eulerian subgroup of G}\}.\]

For a graph \(G\), \(O(G)\) denotes the set of all odd-degree vertices of \(G\). Let \(G\) be a simple graph and \(|O(G)| = 2k\). In this note, we show that if \(G\in{SL}\) and \(k \leq 2\), then \(L \geq \frac{2}{3}\).

Mitsunori Imaoka1, Isao Takata2, Yu Fujiwara3
1DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Hi- ROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, 1-1-1 KAGAMIYAMA HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA 739-8524, JAPAN
2DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, AKASHI.NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, 679-3 NISHIOKA, UOZUMI, AKASHI 674-8501, JAPAN
3GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, 1-1-1 KAGAMIYAMA HIGASHI- HIROSHIMA 739-8524, JAPAN
Abstract:

It is known that the number of Dyck paths is given by a Catalan number. Dyck paths are represented as plane lattice paths which start at the origin \(O\) and end at the point \(P_n = (n,n)\) repeating \((1,0)\) or \((0,1)\) steps without going above the diagonal line \(OP_n\). Therefore, it is reasonable to ask of any positive integers \(a\) and \(b\) what number of lattice paths start at \(O\) and end at point \(A = (a, b)\) repeating the same steps without going above the diagonal line \(OA\). In this article, we show a formula to represent the number of such generalized Dyck paths.

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