Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing
ISSN: 0835-3026 (print) 2817-576X (online)
The Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing (JCMCC) began its publishing journey in April 1987 and has since become a respected platform for advancing research in combinatorics and its applications.
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- Volume 055
- Pages: 103-107
- Published: 30/11/2005
For graphs \( G_1, G_2, \ldots, G_k \), the (generalized) \(\text{size multipartite Ramsey number}\) \( m_j(G_1, G_2, \ldots, G_k) \) is the least natural number \( m \) such that any coloring of the edges of \( K_{j \times m} \) with \( k \) colors will yield a copy of \( G_i \) in the \( i \)th color for some \( i \). In this note, we determine the exact value of the size multipartite Ramsey number \( m_j(P_s, P_t) \) for \( s = 2, 3 \) and all integers \( t \geq 2 \), where \( P_t \) denotes a path on \( t \) vertices.
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- Volume 055
- Pages: 91-102
- Published: 30/11/2005
Let \( G = (V, E) \) be a graph with \( v \) vertices and \( e \) edges. A \((a, d)\)-\(\text{vertex-antimagic total labeling}\) is a bijection \( \alpha \) from \( V(G) \cup E(G) \) to the set of consecutive integers \( 1, 2, \ldots, v+e \), such that the weights of the vertices form an arithmetic progression with the initial term \( a \) and the common difference \( d \). If \( \alpha(V(G)) = \{1, 2, \ldots, v\} \), then we call the labeling a \(\text{super \((a, d)\)-vertex antimagic total}\). We study basic properties of such labelings and show how to construct such labelings for some families of graphs, such as paths, cycles, and generalized Petersen graphs. We also show that such labeling does not exist for certain families of graphs, such as cycles with at least one tail, trees with an even number of vertices, and all stars.
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- Volume 055
- Pages: 83-90
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In this paper, we study the properties of super edge-magic total graphs. In particular, we propose some algorithms to construct new super edge-magic total graphs from the old ones. We also construct a super edge-magic total labeling on certain disconnected graphs, namely \( P_n \cup P_{n+1} \), \( nP_2 \cup P_n \), and \( nP_2 \cup P_{n+2} \).
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- Pages: 71-82
- Published: 30/11/2005
Let \( G = G(v, e) \) be a finite simple graph with \( v \) vertices and \( e \) edges. An \((a, d)\)-\(\text{edge-antimagic-vertex}\) (EAV) \(\text{labeling}\) is a one-to-one mapping \( f: V(G) \to \{1, 2, \ldots, v\} \) such that for every edge \( xy \in E(G) \), the edge-weight set \(\{f(x) + f(y) \mid xy \in E(G)\} = \{a, a+d, a+2d, \ldots, a+(e-1)d\}\) for some positive integers \( a \) and \( d \). An \((a, d)\)-\(\text{edge-antimagic-total labeling}\) is a one-to-one mapping \( f: V(G) \cup E(G) \to \{1, 2, \ldots, v+e\} \) with the property that for every edge \( xy \in E(G) \),\(\{f(x) + f(y) + f(xy) \mid xy \in E(G)\} = \{a, a+d, a+2d, \ldots, a+(e-1)d\}.\) This labeling is called \(\text{super \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic total labeling}\) if \( f(V(G)) = \{1, 2, \ldots, v\} \). In this paper, we investigate the relationship between the adjacency matrix, \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic vertex labeling, and super \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic total labeling, and show how to manipulate this matrix to construct new \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic vertex labelings and new super \((a, d)\)-edge-antimagic total graphs.
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- Volume 055
- Pages: 57-70
- Published: 30/11/2005
A total labeling of a graph \( G \) with \( p \) vertices and \( q \) edges is a one-to-one mapping from \( V(G) \cup E(G) \) onto \( \{1,2,\ldots,p+q\} \). If the edge-weights (resp. vertex-weights) form an arithmetic progression starting from \( a \) and having common difference \( d \), then the labeling is called an \( (a,d) \)-edge (resp. vertex) – antimagic total labeling. In this paper, we consider such labeling applied to the generalized Petersen graph.
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- Volume 055
- Pages: 43-56
- Published: 30/11/2005
A simple graph \( G = (V,E) \) admits an \( H \)-\({covering}\) if every edge in \( E \) belongs to a subgraph of \( G \) isomorphic to \( H \). In this case, we say that \( G \) is \( H \)-\({magic}\) if there is a total labeling \( f : V \cup E \rightarrow \{1,2,\ldots,|V|+|E|\} \) such that for each subgraph \( H’ = (V’,E’) \) of \( G \) isomorphic to \( H \),\(\sum_{v \in V’} f(v) + \sum_{e \in E’} f(e)\)
is constant. When \( f(V) = \{1,\ldots,|V|\} \), we say that \( G \) is \( H \)-\({supermagic}\).We study \( H \)-magic graphs for several classes of connected graphs. We also provide constructions of infinite families of \( H \)-magic graphs for an arbitrary given graph \( H \).
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- Pages: 33-42
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Let \( \lambda \) be an edge-magic total (EMT) labeling of graph \( G(V, E) \). Let \( W \subset V(G) \cup E(G) \). Any restriction of \( \lambda \) to \( W \) is called a \({partial\; EMT \;labeling}\) on \( G \). A partial EMT labeling \( \pi \) is a critical set in \( \lambda \) if \( \lambda \) is the only edge-magic total labeling having \( \pi \) as its partial EMT labeling, and no proper restriction of \( \pi \) satisfies the first condition. In this paper, we study the property of critical sets in such a labeling. We determine critical sets in an EMT labeling for a given graph \( G \).
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- Pages: 17-31
- Published: 30/11/2005
A \( (p,q) \) graph \( G \) is called edge-magic if there exists a bijective function \( f : V(G) \cup E(G) \rightarrow \{1,2,\ldots,p+q\} \) such that \( f(u) + f(v) + f(uv) \) is a constant for each edge \( uv \in E(G) \). Also, \( G \) is said to be super edge-magic if \( f(V(G)) = \{1,2,\ldots, p\} \). Furthermore, the super edge-magic deficiency, \( \mu_s(G) \), of a graph \( G \) is defined to be either the smallest nonnegative integer \( n \) with the property that the graph \( G \cup nK_1 \) is super edge-magic or \( +\infty \) if there exists no such integer \( n \).
In this paper, the super edge-magic deficiency of certain forests and 2-regular graphs is computed, which in turn leads to some conjectures on the super edge-magic deficiencies of graphs in these classes. Additionally, some edge-magic deficiency analogues to the super edge-magic deficiency results on forests are presented.
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- Published: 30/11/2005
Suppose \( G = (V,E,F) \) is a finite plane graph with vertex set \( V(G) \), edge set \( E(G) \), and face set \( F(G) \). A bijection \( \lambda: V(G) \cup E(G) \cup F(G) \rightarrow \{1,2,3,\ldots,|V(G)| + |E(G)| + |F(G)|\} \) is called a labeling of type \( (1,1,1) \). The weight of a face under a labeling is the sum of the labels (if present) carried by that face and the edges and vertices surrounding it. A labeling of a plane graph \( G \) is called \( d \)-\({antimagic}\) if for every number \( s \geq 3 \), the set of \( s \)-sided face weights is\(W_s = \{a_s + id: 0 \leq i \leq f_s\}\) for some integers \( a_s \) and \( d \) (\( a > 0 \), \( d \geq 0 \)), where \( f_s \) is the number of \( s \)-sided faces. We allow different sets \( W_s \) for different \( s \).
In this paper, we deal with \( d \)-\({antimagic}\) labelings of type \( (1,1,1) \) for a special class of plane graphs \( C_a^b \) and we show that a \( C_a^b \) graph has \( d \)-antimagic labeling for \( d \in \{a-2,a-1,a+1,a+2\} \).
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- Volume 055
- Pages: 209-221
- Published: 30/11/2005
A \( V(m,t) \) leads to \( m \) idempotent pairwise orthogonal Latin squares of order \( (m+1)t+1 \) with one common hole of order \( t \). \( V(m,t) \)’s can also be used to construct perfect Mendelsohn designs and optimal optical orthogonal codes. For \( 3 \leq m \leq 8 \), the spectrum for \( V(m,t) \) has been determined. In this article, we investigate the existence of \( V(m,t) \) with \( m = 9 \) and show that a \( V(9,t) \) always exists in \( GF(q) \) for any prime power \( q = 9t + 1 \) with the exception of \( q = 73 \) and one possible exception of \( q = 5^6 \).




