Utilitas Algorithmica (UA)

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Utilitas Algorithmica (UA) is a premier, open-access international journal dedicated to advancing algorithmic research and its applications. Launched to drive innovation in computer science, UA publishes high-impact theoretical and experimental papers addressing real-world computational challenges. The journal underscores the vital role of efficient algorithm design in navigating the growing complexity of modern applications. Spanning domains such as parallel computing, computational geometry, artificial intelligence, and data structures, UA is a leading venue for groundbreaking algorithmic studies.

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.

S. Palaniammal1, V. C. Thilak Rajkumar2
1Department of Mathematics, Sri Krishna Adithya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 042, Tamil Nadu, India
2Department of Mathematics, Jansons Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 659, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract:

A star edge coloring of a graph \(G\) is a proper edge coloring in which every path or cycle on four vertices contains at least three distinct colors. The star edge chromatic number of \(G\), denoted by \(\chi^\prime_{\mathrm{st}}(G)\), is the minimum number of colors required for such a coloring. In this paper, we study the star edge chromatic number of several graph classes derived from the Knödel graph \(W_{\Delta,n}\). In particular, we determine bounds and exact values for \(\chi^\prime_{\mathrm{st}}(G)\) for the Knödel graph \(W_{\Delta,n}\), its middle graph \(M\!\left(W_{\Delta,n}\right)\), and its Mycielskian \(\mu\!\left(W_{\Delta,n}\right)\). Furthermore, we provide explicit constructions of star edge colorings that attain these values.

Dougaicuomao Ji1, Tingzeng Wu1,2, Shunyi Liu3
1School of Mathematics and Statistics, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining, Qinghai 810007, P.R.~China
2Qinghai Institute of Applied Mathematics, Xining, Qinghai 810007, P.R. China
3School of Science, Chang’an University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710064, P.R. China
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a simple connected mixed graph, and let \(H(G)\) denote the Hermitian adjacency matrix of \(G\). The Hermitian permanental polynomial of \(G\) is defined as \(\pi(G; x) = \operatorname{per}(xI – H(G))\), where \(\operatorname{per}(\cdot)\) represents the permanent and \(I\) is the identity matrix. In this paper, we first derive fundamental properties of the Hermitian permanental polynomial for mixed graphs and establish explicit formulas relating its coefficients to those of the characteristic polynomial. We then analyze the root distribution of this polynomial, determining the number of zero roots for several special classes of mixed graphs. Finally, we characterize mixed graphs that remain cospectral under four‑way switching and prove that this operation preserves the permanental spectrum.

Sneha Sekar1, Selvaraj Balachandran1, Hechao Liu2, Suresh Elumalai3, Y. B. Venkatakrishnan1
1Department of Mathematics, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
2School of Mathematics and Statistics, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi~435002, China
3Department of Mathematics, College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpet 603 203, India
Abstract:

The Euler Sombor (\(EU\)) index of a graph \(G\) is defined as \[EU(\mathit{G})=\sum \limits_{{\mathit{u}}{\mathit{v}}\in E(\mathit{G})} \sqrt{deg_G^2(u)+deg_G^2(v)+deg_G(u)deg_G(v)},\] where \(deg_G(u)\) and \(deg_G(v)\) are the degrees of the vertices \(u\) and \(v\) in the graph \(G\), respectively. Biswaranja Khanra and Shibsankar Das [Euler Sombor index of trees, unicyclic and chemical graphs, MATCH Commun. Math. Comput. Chem., 94 (2025) 525–548] posed an open problem to determine the extremal values and extremal graphs of the Euler Sombor index in the class of all connected graphs with a given domination number. In this paper, we solve this open problem for trees with a given domination number. Furthermore, we determine an upper bound for the Euler Sombor index of trees with a given independence number. We also characterize the corresponding extremal trees. Additionally, we propose a set of open problems for future research.

Xinwen Cui1, Yan Zhu1
1School of Mathematics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
Abstract:

The exponential Randić index of a graph \(G\), denoted by \(ER(G)\), is defined as \(\sum\limits_{uv\in E(G)}e^{\frac{1}{d(u)d(v)}}\), where \(d(u)\) denotes the degree of a vertex \(u\) in \(G\). The line graph \(L(G)\) of a graph \(G\) is a graph in which each vertex represents an edge of \(G\), and two vertices are adjacent in \(L(G)\) if and only if their corresponding edges in \(G\) are incident to a common vertex. In this paper, we proved that for any tree \(T\) of order \(n\ge3\), \(ER(L(T))>\frac{n}{4}e^{\frac{1}{2}}\).

S. Finbow1, G. MacGillivray2
1Saint Francis Xavier University, Canada
2University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, Canada
Abstract:

For a graph \(G\) and a positive integer \(k\), the \(k\)-Bell colour graph of \(G\) is the graph whose vertices are the partitions of \(V\) into at most \(k\) independent sets, with two of these being adjacent if there exists a vertex \(x\) such that the partitions are identical when restricted to \(V – \{x\}\). The \(k\)-Stirling colour graph of \(G\) is defined similarly, but for partitions into exactly \(k\) independent sets. Building on the existing result that for each \(k \geq 3\), the \(k\)-Bell colour graph of a tree with at least 4 vertices is Hamiltonian, we show that every graph on \(n\) vertices, except \(K_n\) and \(K_n – e\), has a Hamiltonian \(n\)-Bell colour graph, and this result is best possible. It is also shown that, for \(k \geq 4\), the \(k\)-Stirling colour graph of a tree with at least \(k+1\) vertices is Hamiltonian.

Kevin Pereyra1
1Departamento de Matematica, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
Abstract:

Several graph decompositions that factorize the determinant of the adjacency matrix isolate a Kőnig–Egerváry part, such as the SD–KE decomposition and the critical independence decomposition of Larson. This suggests that the study of graph unimodularity can be approached, to a large extent, through the structure of Kőnig–Egerváry graphs. In this paper, we advance this point of view by introducing a new determinant factorization within the class of Kőnig–Egerváry graphs. More precisely, given a Kőnig–Egerváry graph \(G\), we consider the partition of \(V(G)\) into its perfect-flower part \(PF(G)\) and its perfect-flower-free part \(PFF(G)\), and prove that \[\det(G)=\det(G[PF(G)])\det(G[PFF(G)]).\] We also obtain the analogous factorization for the permanent. This decomposition provides a new tool for the study of unimodularity, reducing the problem to two induced subgraphs of very different nature: the graph \(G[PF(G)]\), whose structure is closely related to Sterboul–Deming configurations with perfect matchings, and the graph \(G[PFF(G)]\), which is governed by the theory of critical independent sets. In this way, the paper provides a new structural framework for the study of unimodular graphs through Kőnig–Egerváry theory.

Min-Jen Jou1, Jenq-Jong Lin1
1Ling Tung University, Taichung 40852, Taiwan
Abstract:

In a graph, the distance between two vertices is the length of a shortest path connecting them. The distance-2 domination number \(\gamma_2(G)\) of a graph \(G\) is the minimum size of a vertex subset such that every vertex outside it is within distance two of some subset vertex. In a connected graph, a connected dominating set is a subset \(S\) whose induced subgraph is connected and in which every vertex not in \(S\) is adjacent to some vertex in \(S\); the connected domination number \(\gamma_c(G)\) is the size of a smallest such set. For \(k\ge 1\), let 𝒯k be the set of trees \(T\) satisfying \(\gamma_c(T)=2\gamma_2(T)=2k\). The collection 𝒯1 is the set of all double stars. In this paper, we provide a constructive characterization of 𝒯k for all \(k\ge 2\).

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