Congressus Numerantium

ISSN: 0384-9864

Congressus Numerantium, established in 1970, is one of the oldest international journals devoted to high-quality research in combinatorics and related areas. Over the decades, it has published numerous fully refereed research papers as well as conference proceedings from prestigious international meetings, making it a cornerstone of the combinatorics community.
Open Access: The journal now follows the Diamond Open Access model—completely free for both authors and readers, with no APCs
Publication Frequency: From 2024 onward, Congressus Numerantium publishes two volumes annually—released in June and December
Scope: The journal welcomes original research papers and survey articles in pure and applied combinatorics. It also invites special issues dedicated to conferences, workshops, or selected topics of current interest, carrying forward its tradition of serving the global combinatorial mathematics community.
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Print & Online Editions: Congressus Numerantium is published in both print and online formats.

A. N. Bhavale1
1Department of Mathematics, PES Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, (Autonomous), Shivajinagar, Pune 411005, (affiliated to Savitribai Phule, Pune University, Pune 411007), Maharashtra, India
Abstract:

In \(1973\), Harary and Palmer posed the problem of enumeration of labeled graphs on \(n \geq 1\) unisolated vertices and \(l \geq 0\) edges. In \(1997\), Bender et al. obtained a recurrence relation representing the sequence \(A054548\)(OEIS) of labeled graphs on \(n \geq 0\) unisolated vertices containing \(q \geq \frac{n}{2}\) edges. In \(2020\), Bhavale and Waphare obtained a recurrence relation representing the sequence of fundamental basic blocks on \(n \geq 0\) comparable reducible elements, having nullity \(l \geq \lfloor \frac{n+1}{2} \rfloor\). In this paper, we prove the equivalence of these two sequences. We also provide an edge labeling for a given vertex labeled finite simple graph.

D. Froncek1
1University of Minnesota Duluth
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a graph with vertex set \(V\) and edge set \(E\) such that every edge \(e\in E\) belongs to at least one copy of a given subgraph \(H\) of \(G\). A bijection \(f:V\cup E\to \{1,2,\dots,|V|+|E|\}\) is called an \(H\)-supermagic labeling if the sum of labels of all vertices and edges of every copy of \(H\) is equal to the same number \(\mu\) and the vertices are labeled with the first \(|V|\) integers. A \(p\)-calendula graph \(Cal_{m,p[n]}\) consists of a cycle \(C_m\) with \(p\) copies of \(C_n\) amalgamated to each edge of \(C_m\). We generalize a previous result by Pradipta and Salman on 1-calendula graphs by providing \(C_n\)-supermagic labelings of \(Cal_{m,p[n]}\) for all \(m,n\geq3, p\geq 1\), and \(m\neq n\). The case of \(m=n, \ p>1\) remains open.

Rao Li1
1Dept. of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, SC 29801, USA
Abstract:

In this note, we present sufficient conditions involving the independence number, the minimum degree, and the maximum degree for some Hamiltonian properties of a graph.

Mark Budden1, Richard Prange2
1Department and Mathematics and Computer Science, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA
2Department and Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract:

Recently, it was shown that the Gallai-Ramsey number satisfies \(gr(F_{3,2}, K_3, K_3)=31\), where \(F_{3,2}\) is the generalized fan \(F_{3,2}:=K_1+2K_3\). In this paper, we show that the star-critical Gallai-Ramsey number satisfies \(gr_*(F_{3,2}, K_3, K_3)=27\). We also prove that the critical colorings for \(r_*(K_3, K_3)\), \(gr(F_{3,2},K_3,K_3)\), and \(gr_*(F_{3,2},K_3,K_3)\) are unique.

Donald L. Vestal Jr1, Anthony Glackin2
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007
2Department of Mathematics and Statistics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007
Abstract:

Richard Rado’s work in Ramsey Theory established conditions under which monochromatic solutions to a linear system must occur. In this paper, we find exact values for a linear system involving the equation \(x_1 + x_2 + c = x_0\) and two colors: Let \(c\) and \(k\) be integers with \(-1 \leq c \leq k\). Then the 2-color Rado number for the system \[\begin{array}{lcl} x_1 + x_2 + c &=& x_0, \\ y_1 + y_2 + k &=& y_0, \end{array}\] is infinite if \(c\) and \(k\) have opposite parity, and has a value of \(4k+5\) if \(c\) and \(k\) have the same parity. We also extend this to the continuous result where we color the real numbers.

N. Bradley Fox1, Christopher P. Mooney2
1Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044
2University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751
Abstract:

In this article, we begin to investigate prime labelings of the zero-divisor graph of a commutative ring. A graph \(G\) with \(n\) vertices admits a prime labeling if the vertices can be labeled using distinct positive integers less than or equal to \(n\) such that any two adjacent vertices have labels which are relatively prime. We are able to construct several infinite families of commutative rings which will have prime labelings for their zero-divisor graphs. We also find infinite families of commutative rings which do not have prime labelings for their zero-divisor graphs. We then continue the process of determining which commutative rings will have prime labelings for their zero-divisor graphs by resolving the question for all rings with 14 or fewer vertices in their zero-divisor graph. We conclude with several unresolved questions that could be interesting to pursue further.

Shyam Saurabh1
1Department of Mathematics, Tata College, Chaibasa, India
Abstract:

Some methods of constructions of square tactical decomposable regular group divisible designs are described. These designs are useful in threshold schemes. An L_2 design is also identified as square tactical decomposable. This completes spectrum of the solutions of entire L_2 designs listed in Clatworthy [2] using matrix approaches.

Meng Zhang1
1Department of Mathematics, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA 30597
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a loopless connected graph. A graph \(G\) is reduced if it contains no collapsible subgraph. Catlin (posted by Chen and Lai [9]) conjectured that every connected reduced graph is either 2-colorable or 3-colorable. A weaker conjecture states that the independence number of a connected reduced graph \(G\) is at least one-third of its number of vertices. In this paper, we establish a lower bound on the independence number in reduced graphs. As an application, we examine the independence number conjecture for reduced graphs with a given upper bound on the number of vertices. Also, we investigate the chromatic number of reduced planar graphs under given conditions.

Sagaya Suganya A1, Joice Punitha M2, Dhivviyanandam I3
1Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
2Department of Mathematics, Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai, India
3Department of Mathematics, North Bengal St. Xavier’s College, Rajganj, West Bengal, India
Abstract:

Graph pebbling is a network optimization method modeling the movement of resources in transit. A pebbling move on a connected graph \(G\) removes two pebbles from a vertex, places one on an adjacent vertex, and discards the other, with the loss analogous to packet loss in communication networks. The generalized version, \(t\)-pebbling, defines the \(t\)-pebbling number \(f_t(G)\) as the smallest integer such that, from any distribution of \(f_t(G)\) pebbles, \(t\) pebbles can be moved to any vertex \(v\) via a pebbling sequence. A graph satisfies the \(2t\)-pebbling property if \(2t\) pebbles can be transferred to \(v\) when \(2f_t(G)-q+1\) pebbles are distributed, where \(q\) is the number of occupied vertices. This paper establishes a lower bound for the rooted product of two graphs \(G\) and \(H\), sharp when one factor is a path, complete graph, or star. Further results on pebbling in triangle-free graphs are also obtained, including verification of the \(2t\)-pebbling property for rooted products involving such graphs.

Gee-Choon Lau1, Wai Chee Shiu2
177D, Jalan Suboh, 85000 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
2Department of Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
Abstract:

It is known that null graphs are the only (regular) graphs with local antimagic chromatic 1 and 1-regular graphs are the only regular graphs without local antimagic chromatic number. In this paper, we first use matrices of size \((2m+1) \times (2k+1)\) to completely determine the local antimagic chromatic number of the join of null graphs \(O_m\) and 1-regular graphs \((2k+1)P_2\) for all \(k\ge 1, m\ge 2\). We then make use of other matrices of same size to obtain the local antimagic chromatic number of another family of tripartite graphs. Consequently, we obtained infinitely many (possibly disconnected) regular tripartite graphs with local antimagic chromatic number 3.

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