Growth: A Journal of Mathematics and Mathematics Education

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Growth: A Journal of Mathematics and Mathematics Education aims to provide a publication platform for high quality undergraduate research in mathematics and in mathematical pedagogy. The technical scope of the journal is combinatorial mathematics, broadly interpreted—the editorial board will consider all submissions in their areas of interest. All submitted articles must have an undergraduate research component and must be certified by a senior researcher. All submissions will be peer reviewed according to standard practices in academic mathematics. Precise editorial policies are set by the editorial board.

Yiqiao Wang1
1School of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
Abstract:

Let \(T\) be a tree with no vertices of degree \(2\) and at least one vertex of degree \(3\) or more. A Halin graph \(G\) is a plane graph obtained by connecting the leaves of \(T\) in the cyclic order determined by the planar drawing of \(T\). Let \(\Delta\), \(\lambda(G)\), and \(\chi(G^2)\) denote, respectively, the maximum degree, the \(L(2,1)\)-labeling number, and the chromatic number of the square of \(G\). In this paper, we prove the following results for any Halin graph \(G\): (1) \(\chi(G^2) \leq \Delta + 3\), and moreover \(\chi(G^2) = \Delta + 1\) if \(\Delta \geq 6\); (2) \(\lambda(G) \leq \Delta + 7\), and moreover \(\lambda(G) \leq \Delta + 2\) if \(\Delta \geq 9\).

Hongxing Liu1
1School of Mathematical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, 250014, Jinan, P. R. China
Abstract:

In this paper, we investigate the zero divisor graph \(G_I(P)\) of a poset \(P\) with respect to a semi-ideal \(I\). We show that the girth of \(G_I(P)\) is \(3\), \(4\), or \(\infty\). In addition, it is shown that the diameter of such a graph is either \(1\), \(2\), or \(3\). Moreover, we investigate the properties of a cut vertex in \(G_I(P)\) and study the relation between semi-ideal \(I\) and the graph \(G_I(P)\), as established in (Theorem 3.9).

Yingzhi Tian1, Jixiang Meng1
1College of Mathematics and System Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumdi, Xinjiang, 830046, Peoples Republic of China.
Abstract:

A graph \(G\) is \({super-connected}\), or \({super-\(\kappa\)}\), if every minimum vertex-cut isolates a vertex of \(G\). Similarly, \(G\) is \({super-restricted \;edge-connected}\), or \({super-\(\lambda’\)}\), if every minimum restricted edge-cut isolates an edge. We consider the total graph \(T(G)\) of \(G\), which is formed by combining the disjoint union of \(G\) and the line graph \(L(G)\) with the lines of the subdivision graph \(S(G)\); for each line \(l = (u,v)\) in \(G\), there are two lines in \(S(G)\), namely \((l,u)\) and \((l,v)\). In this paper, we prove that \(T(G)\) is super-\(\kappa\) if \(G\) is super-\(\kappa\) graph with \(\delta(G) \geq 4\). \(T(G)\) is super-\(\lambda’\) if \(G\) is \(k\)-regular with \(\kappa(G) \geq 3\). Furthermore, we provide examples demonstrating that these results are best possible.

Yunsheng Zhang 1, Yichao Chen2
1BUSINESS SCHOOL, HUNAN UNIVERSITY, 410082 CHANGSHA, CHINA
2COLLEGE OF MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMETRICS, HUNAN UNIVERSITY, 410082 CHanc- SHA, CHINA
Abstract:

The paper construct infinite classes of non-isomorphic \(3\)-connected simple graphs with the same total genus polynomial, using overlap matrix, symmetry and Gustin representation. This answers a problem (Problem \(3\) of Page \(38\)) of L.A. McGeoch in his PHD thesis.
The result is helpful for firms to make marketing decisions by calculating the graphs of user demand relationships of different complex ecosystems of platform products and comparing genus polynomials.

Xu Liping1, Liu Zhishan2, Li Zhi1
1School of Mathematics, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, P.R.China.
2Yang-En University, Quanzhou, 362014, P.R.China.
Abstract:

A necessary and sufficient condition of the complement to be cordial and its application are obtained.

Sapna Jain1
1Department of Mathematics University of Delhi Delhi 110 007 India
Abstract:

In this paper, we introduce the notion of blockwise-bursts in array codes equippped with m-metric \([13]\) and obtain some bounds on the parameters of $m$-metric array codes for the detection and correction of blockwise-burst array errors.

Sizhong Zhou1
1School of Mathematics and Physics Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Mengxi Road 2, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 People’s Republic of China
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a graph, and let \(a\) and \(b\) be integers with \(1 \leq a \leq b\). An \([a, b]\)-factor of \(G\) is defined as a spanning subgraph \(F\) of \(G\) such that \(a \leq d_F(v) \leq b\) for each \(v \in V(G)\). In this paper, we obtain a sufficient condition for a graph to have \([a, b]\)-factors including given edges, extending a well-known sufficient condition for the existence of a \(k\)-factor.

Saeid Alikhani1,2, Yee-hock Peng2,3
1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science Shiraz University of Technology 71555-318, Shiraz, Iran
2Institute for Mathematical Research, and University Putra Malaysia, 48400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
3Department of Mathematics, University Putra Malaysia, 48400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract:

We introduce the domination polynomial of a graph \(G\). The domination polynomial of a graph \(G\) of order \(n\) is defined as \(D(G, x) = \sum_{i=\gamma(G)}^{n} d(G, i)x^i\), where \(d(G, i)\) is the number of dominating sets of \(G\) of size \(i\), and \(\gamma(G)\) is the domination number of \(G\). We obtain some properties of \(D(G, x)\) and its coefficients, and compute this polynomial for specific graphs.

Masao Tsugaki 1, Yao Zhang1
1Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Abstract:

For a tree \(T\), \(Leaf(T)\) denotes the set of leaves of \(T\), and \(T – Leaf(T)\) is called the stem of \(T\). For a graph \(G\) and a positive integer \(m\), \(\sigma_m(G)\) denotes the minimum degree sum of \(m\) independent vertices of \(G\). We prove the following theorem: Let \(G\) be a connected graph and \(k \geq 2\) be an integer. If \(\sigma_3(G) \geq |G| – 2k + 1\), then \(G\) has a spanning tree whose stem has at most \(k\) leaves.

Zhidan Yan1, Wei Wang1
1College of Information Engineering, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, 843300, P.R.China
Abstract:

A proper vertex coloring of a graph is equitable if the sizes of color classes differ by at most \(1\). The equitable chromatic threshold of a graph \(G\), denoted by \(\chi_m^*(G)\), is the minimum \(k\) such that \(G\) is equitably \(k’\)-colorable for all \(k’ > k\). Let \(G \times H\) denote the direct product of graphs \(G\) and \(H\). For \(n \geq m \geq 2\), we prove that \(\chi_m^*(K_m \times K_n)\) equals \(\left\lceil \frac{mn}{m+1} \right\rceil\) if \(n \equiv 2, \ldots, m \pmod{m+1}\), and equals \(m\left\lceil \frac{n}{s^*} \right\rceil\) if \(n \equiv 0, 1 \pmod{m+1}\), where \(s^*\) is the minimum positive integer such that \(s^* \nmid n\) and \(s^* \geq m+2\).

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