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.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 387-398
- Published: 31/10/2014
A graph \(X\) is said to be \({End-completely-regular}\) (\({End-inverse}\)) if its endomorphism monoid \(End(X)\) is completely regular (inverse). In this paper, we demonstrate that if \(X + Y\) is End-completely-regular, then both \(X\) and \(Y\) are End-completely-regular. We present several approaches to construct new End-completely-regular graphs via the join of two graphs with specific conditions. Notably, we determine the End-completely-regular joins of bipartite graphs. Furthermore, we prove that \(X + Y\) is End-inverse if and only if \(X + Y\) is End-regular and both \(X\) and \(Y\) are End-inverse. Additionally, we determine the End-inverse joins of bipartite graphs.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 375-386
- Published: 31/10/2014
The tensor product of two graphs \(G_1\) and \(G_2\), denoted by \(G_1 \times G_2\), is defined as the graph with vertex set \(\{(x, y): x \in V(G_1), y \in V(G_2)\}\) and edge set \(\{(x_1, y_1)(x_2, y_2): x_1x_2 \in E(G_1), y_1y_2 \in E(G_2)\}\). Very recently, Zhang, Zheng, and Mamut showed that if \(\delta(G_1) \geq 2\) and \(G_2\) does not belong to a well-characterized class \(\mathcal{G}\) of graphs, then \(G_1 \times G_2\) admits a nowhere-zero \(3\)-flow. However, it remains unclear whether \(G_1 \times G_2\) admits a nowhere-zero \(3\)-flow if \(\delta(G_1) \geq 2\) and \(G_2\) belongs to \(\mathcal{G}\), especially for the simplest case \(G_2 = K_2\). The main objective of this paper is to show that for any graph \(G\) with \(2 \leq \delta(G) \leq \Delta(G) \leq 3\), \(G \times K_2\) admits a nowhere-zero \(3\)-flow if and only if either every cycle in \(G\) contains an even number of vertices of degree \(2\) or every cycle in \(G\) contains an even number of vertices of degree \(3\). We also extend the sufficiency of this result to graphs \(G \times K_2\), where all odd vertices in \(G\) are of degree \(3\).
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 363-373
- Published: 31/10/2014
The notion of \(SDVFA\) (Strong Deterministic Variable Finite Automaton) of order \((s,t)\) was previously introduced by the author \([12]\). In this paper, we demonstrate the equivalence of \(SDVFA\) of order \((s,t)\) with DFA (Deterministic Finite Automaton), \(VDPA\) (Variable Deterministic Pushdown Automaton), NFA (Nondeterministic Finite Automaton), and \(\epsilon\)-NFA (extended Nondeterministic Finite Automaton). This equivalence is established by presenting conversions between \(SDVFA\) and \(DFA, VDFA, NFA\) (\(\epsilon\)-NFA), and vice versa.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 353-361
- Published: 31/10/2014
Let \(G = (V, E)\) be a connected graph. \(G\) is \({super-\lambda}\) if every minimum edge cut of \(G\) isolates a vertex. Moreover, an edge set \(S \subseteq E\) is a \({restricted\; edge\; cut}\) of \(G\) if \(G – S\) is disconnected and every component of \(G – S\) has at least \(2\) vertices. The \({restricted \;edge\; connectivity}\) of \(G\), denoted by \(\lambda'(G)\), is the minimum cardinality of all restricted edge cuts. Let \(\xi(G) = \min\{d_G(u) + d_G(v) – 2: uv \in E(G)\}\). We say \(G\) is \({\lambda’-optimal}\) if \(\lambda'(G) = \xi(G)\). In this paper, we provide a sufficient condition for bipartite graphs to be both super-\(\lambda\) and \(\lambda’\)-optimal.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 349-351
- Published: 31/10/2014
The thickness \(\theta(G)\) of a graph \(G\) is the minimum number of planar spanning subgraphs into which \(G\) can be decomposed. In this note, we determine the thickness of the complete tripartite graph \(K_{l,m,n}\) (\(1 \leq m \leq n\)) for the following cases: (1) \(l + m \leq 5\); (2) \(l + m\) is even and \(n > \frac{1}{2}(l + m – 2)\); (3) \(l + m\) is odd and \(n > (l + m – 2)(l + m – 1)\).
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 333-348
- Published: 31/10/2014
We give an elementary, self-contained, and purely combinatorial proof of the Rayleigh monotonicity property of graphs.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 319-331
- Published: 31/10/2014
Let \(D = (V, A)\) be a strongly connected digraph. \(D\) is called \(\lambda’\)-optimal if its restricted arc-connectivity equals the minimum arc degree. In this paper, we provide sufficient conditions for digraphs to be \(\lambda’\)-optimal.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 311-318
- Published: 31/10/2014
In this paper, new families of Pell and Pell-Lucas numbers are introduced. In addition, we present the recurrence relations
and the generating functions of the new families for \(k = 2.\)
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 303-310
- Published: 31/10/2014
Consider a labeled and strongly oriented cycle \(\overrightarrow{C_m}\) and a set \(\mathcal{T} = \{\overrightarrow{C_n}, \overleftarrow{C_n}\}\), where \(\overrightarrow{C_n}\) and \(\overleftarrow{C_n}\) are two labeled and strongly oriented cycles with the same underlying graph and opposite orientations. Let \(h: E(\overrightarrow{C_m}) \to \Gamma\) be any function that sends every edge of \(\overrightarrow{C_m}\) to either \(\overrightarrow{C_n}\) or \(\overleftarrow{C_n}\). The primary goal of this paper is to study the underlying graph of the product \(\overrightarrow{C_m} \otimes_h \Gamma\), defined as follows:
\[ V(\overrightarrow{C_m} \otimes_h \Gamma) = V(\overrightarrow{C_m}) \times V(\overrightarrow{C_n}) \]
and
\[ ((a, b), (c, d)) \in E(\overrightarrow{C_m} \otimes_h \Gamma) \iff (a, c) \in E(\overrightarrow{C_m}) \wedge (b, d) \in h(a, c). \]
This product is of interest since it preserves various types of labelings, such as edge-magic and super edge-magic labelings. Additionally, we investigate the algorithmic complexity of determining whether a digraph \(\overrightarrow{D}\) can be factored using the product \(\otimes_h\), given a set of digraphs \(\Gamma\). This is the main topic of the third section of the paper.
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- Volume 117
- Pages: 289-302
- Published: 31/10/2014
Doubly resolvable \(2-(v,k,\lambda)\) designs \((DRDs)\) with small parameters and their resolutions which have orthogonal resolutions (\(RORs\)) are constructed and classified up to isomorphism. Exact values or lower bounds on the number of the nonisomorphic sets of \(7\) mutually orthogonal resolutions \((m-MORs)\) are presented. The implemented algorithms and the parameter range of this method are discussed, and the correctness of the computational results is checked in several ways.
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