Abdullah Al Mutairi1, Bader Ali 1, Paul Manuel1
1Department of Information Science, College of Computing Science and Engineering, Kuwait University
Abstract:

Structures realized by arrangements of regular hexagons in the plane are of interest in the chemistry of benzenoid hydrocarbons, where perfect matchings correspond to Kekulé structures which feature in the calculation of molecular energies associated with benzenoid hydrocarbon molecules. Mathematically, assembling in predictable patterns is equivalent to packing in graphs. An \( H \)-packing of a graph \( G \) is a set of vertex-disjoint subgraphs of \( G \), each of which is isomorphic to a fixed graph \( H \). If \( H \) is the complete graph \( K_2 \), the maximum \( H \)-packing problem becomes the familiar maximum matching problem. In this paper, we find an \( H \)-packing of an armchair carbon nanotube with \( H \) isomorphic to \( P_4 \), \emph{1, 4-dimethyl cyclohexane}, and \( C_6 \). Further, we determine the \( H \)-packing of a zigzag carbon nanotube with \( H \) isomorphic to \emph{1, 4-dimethyl cyclohexane}.

K. Kavitha 1, N.G. David1
1Department of Mathematics, Madras Christian College, Chennai – 600 059
Abstract:

ll graphs considered in our study are simple, finite and undirected. A graph is equitable total domination edge addition critical (stable) if the addition of any arbitrary edge changes (does not change) the equitable total domination number. In this paper, we introduce the following new parameters: equitable independent dom- ination number, equitable total domination number and equitable connected domination number and study their stability upon edge addition, on special families of graphs namely cycles, paths and com- plete bipartite graphs. Also the relation among the above parameters is established.

harmila Mary Arul1, P. Sivagami1
1Department of Mathematics, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai 600119, India
Abstract:

Let \(G(V, E)\) be a simple graph. For a labeling \(\partial: V \cup E \to \{1, 2, 3, \dots, k\}\), the weight of a vertex \(x\) is defined as \(wt(x) = \partial(x) + \sum\limits_{xy \in E} \partial(xy)\). \(\partial\) is called a vertex irregular total \(k\)-labeling if for every pair of distinct vertices \(x\) and \(y\), \(wt(x) \neq wt(y)\). The minimum \(k\) for which the graph \(G\) has a vertex irregular total \(k\)-labeling is called the total vertex irregularity strength of \(G\) and is denoted by \(tvs(G)\). In this paper, we obtain a bound for the total vertex irregularity strength of honeycomb and honeycomb derived networks.

Jasintha Quadras1, Vasanthika S2
1Department of Mathematics, Stella Maris College, Chennai 600 034, India
2School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Chennai 600 127, India
Abstract:

A linear layout, or simply a layout, of an undirected graph \( G = (V, E) \) with \( n = |V| \) vertices is a bijective function \( \phi: V \to \{1, 2, \dots, n\} \). A \( k \)-coloring of a graph \( G = (V, E) \) is a mapping \( \kappa: V \to \{c_1, c_2, \dots, c_k\} \) such that no two adjacent vertices have the same color. A graph with a \( k \)-coloring is called a \( k \)-colored graph.

A colored layout of a \( k \)-colored graph \( (G, \kappa) \) is a layout \( \phi \) of \( G \) such that for any \( u, x, v \in V \), if \( (u, v) \in E \) and \( \phi(u) < \phi(x) < \phi(v) \), then \( \kappa(u) \neq \kappa(x) \). Given a \( k \)-colored graph \( (G, \kappa) \), the problem of deciding whether there is a colored layout \( \phi \) of \( (G, \kappa) \) is NP-complete. In this paper, we introduce the concept of chromatic layout of \( G \) and determine the chromatic layout number for paths and cycles.

V. Annamma1
1Department of Mathematics, L. N. Government College, Ponneri, India
Abstract:

Let \( G(V, E) \) be a simple graph. For a labeling \( \partial: V \cup E \to \{1, 2, 3, \dots, k\} \), the weight of a vertex \( x \) is defined as

\[
wt(x) = \partial(x) + \sum_{xy \in E} \partial(xy).
\]

The labeling \( \partial \) is called a vertex irregular total \( k \)-labeling if for every pair of distinct vertices \( x \) and \( y \), \( wt(x) \neq wt(y) \). The minimum \( k \) for which the graph \( G \) has a vertex irregular total \( k \)-labeling is called the total vertex irregularity strength of \( G \) and is denoted by \( tvs(G) \). In this paper, we obtain a bound for the total vertex irregularity strength of honeycomb and honeycomb derived networks.

Jasintha Quadras1, S. Sarah Surya1
1Stella Maris College, Chennai 600 086, India
Abstract:

Graph embedding is an important technique used in the study of computational capabilities of processor interconnection networks and task distribution. In this paper, we present an algorithm for embedding the Hypercubes into Banana Trees and Extended Banana Trees and prove its correctness using the Congestion lemma and Partition lemma.

S. Little Joice1
1Department of Mathematics, Loyola College, Chennai 600 034, India.
Abstract:

A kernel in a directed graph \(D(V, E)\) is a set \(S\) of vertices of \(D\) such that no two vertices in \(S\) are adjacent and for every vertex \(u\) in \(V \setminus S\), there is a vertex \(v\) in \(S\) such that \((u, v)\) is an arc of \(D\). The problem of existence of a kernel is NP-complete for a general digraph. In this paper, we introduce the acyclic kernel problem of an undirected graph \(G\) and solve it in polynomial time for uniform theta graphs and even quasi-uniform theta graphs.

Jasintha Quadra 1, S. Teresa Arockiamary1
1Department of Mathematics, Stella Maris College, Chennai, India.
Abstract:

Given a graph \( G = (V, E) \), a labeling \( \partial: V \cup E \to \{1, 2, \dots, k\} \) is called an edge irregular total \( k \)-labeling if for every pair of distinct edges \( uv \) and \( xy \), \( \partial(u) + \partial(uv) + \partial(v) \neq \partial(x) + \partial(xy) + \partial(y) \). The minimum \( k \) for which \( G \) has an edge irregular total \( k \)-labeling is called the total edge irregularity strength of \( G \). In this paper, we examine the hexagonal network, which is a well-known interconnection network, and obtain its total edge irregularity strength.

N. Parthiban1, R. Sundara Rajan1, Indra Rajasingh2
1School of Computing Sciences and Enginnering, VIT, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
2School of Advanced Sciences, VIT, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Abstract:

Graph embedding problems have gained importance in the field of interconnection networks for parallel computer architectures. In this paper, we prove that grid and cylinder are the subgraphs of certain circulant networks. Further, we present an algorithm to embed tori into certain circulant networks with dilation\(2\) and vice-versa.

A. Shanthakumari1
1Department of Mathematics M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai, India
Abstract:

Broadcasting is a fundamental information dissemination problem in a connected graph, in which one vertex called the originator disseminates one or more messages to all other vertices in the graph. \(A\)-broadcasting is a variant of broadcasting in which an informed vertex can disseminate a message to at most \(k\) uninformed vertices in one unit of time. In general, solving the broadcast problem in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete. In this paper, we obtain the \(k\)-broadcast time of the Sierpiński gasket graphs for all \(k \geq 1\).

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