Utilitas Algorithmica (UA)

ISSN: xxxx-xxxx (print)

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. Elsonbaty1,2, S.N. Daoud1,3
1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah 41411, Saudi Arabia.
2Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
3Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom 32511, Egypt.
Abstract:

Graceful labeling of graphs is used in radar codes. In this work, we introduce a new version of gracefulness, which we call edge-even graceful labeling of graphs. We establish a necessary and sufficient condition for edge-even graceful labeling of path graphs \(P_n\), cycle graphs \(C_n\), and star graphs \(K_{1,n}\). We also prove some necessary and sufficient conditions for some path and cycle-related graphs, namely, Friendship, Wheel, Double wheel, and Fan graphs.

Xing Huang1
1 011 Base, Aviation Industry Group, Guizhou, 561018, P.R. China
Abstract:

The Hamiltonian problem is a classical problem in graph theory. Most of the research on the Hamiltonian problem is looking for sufficient conditions for a graph to be Hamiltonian. For a vertex \(v\) of a graph \(G\), Zhu, Li, and Deng introduced the concept of implicit degree \(id(v)\), according to the degrees of its neighbors and the vertices at distance \(2\) with \(v\) in \(G\). In this paper, we will prove that: Let \(G\) be a \(2\)-connected graph on \(n \geq 3\) vertices. If the maximum value of the implicit degree sums of \(2\) vertices in \(S\) is more than or equal to \(n\) for each independent set \(S\) with \(\kappa(G) + 1\) vertices, then \(G\) is Hamiltonian.

Lei Meng1, Jian-Hua Yin2
1Department of Mathematics, College of Information Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P.R. China
2Department of Mathematics, College of Information Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P.R. China
Abstract:

Let \((d_1, d_2, \dots, d_n)\) be a sequence of positive integers with \(n-1 \geq d_1 \geq d_2 \geq \dots \geq d_n\). We give a characterization of \((d_1, d_2, \dots, d_n)\) that is the degree sequence of a graph with cyclomatic number \(k\). This simplifies the characterization of Erdős-Gallai.

Abdulaziz M.Alanazi1, Augustine O.Munagi2
1ScHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,
2THe JOHN KNOPFMACHER CENTRE FOR APPLICABLE ANALYSIS AND NUMBER THE- ory, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,
Abstract:

We explore new combinatorial properties of overpartitions, which are natural generalizations of integer partitions. Building on recent work, we state general combinatorial identities between standard partition, overpartition, and regular partition functions. We provide both generating function and bijective proofs. We also prove congruences for certain overpartition functions combinatorially.

Qingyun Tao1,2, Yaoping Hou1
1College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081 ,China
2College of Mathematics and Computational Science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000,China
Abstract:

Let \(G\) be a simple graph on \(n\) vertices. The Laplacian Estrada index of \(G\) is defined as \(LEE(G) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} e^{\mu_i}\), where \(\mu_1, \mu_2, \dots, \mu_n\) are the Laplacian eigenvalues of \(G\). In this paper, threshold graphs on \(n\) vertices and \(m\) edges having maximal and minimal Laplacian Estrada index are determined, respectively.

Qun Liu1,2, Weizhong Wang3
1School of Mathematics and Statistics, Heri University, Gansu, Zhangye, 734000, P.R. China
2Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P.R. China
3Department of Mathematics, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
Abstract:

In this paper, formulas of the resistance distance for the arbitrary two-vertex resistance of \(G\), \(H = G_1 \boxdot G_2\) and \(G_1 \boxminus G_2\) in the electrical networks are obtained in a much simpler way. Furthermore, \(K_f(G_1 \boxdot G_2)\) and \(K_f(G_1 \boxminus G_2)\) can be expressed as a combination of \(K_f(G_1)\) and \(K_f(G_2)\).

Tufan Turaci1, Vecdi Aytag2
1DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, KARABUK UNIVERSITY, 78050, KARABUK, TURKEY
2DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING, EGE UNiversiTy, 35100, Izmir, TURKEY
Abstract:

Networks are important structures and appear in many different applications and settings. The vulnerability value of a communication network shows the resistance of the network after the disruption of some centers or connection lines until a communication breakdown. Centrality parameters play an important role in the field of network analysis. Numerous studies have proposed and analyzed several centrality measures. These concepts measure the importance of a node’s position in a network. In this paper, vertex residual closeness \((VRC)\) and normalized vertex residual closeness \((NVRC)\) of some splitting networks modeled by splitting graphs are obtained.

Chenyang Su1, Zhanjun Su1, Liping Yuan1
1College of Mathematics and Information Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Abstract:

Let \(T\) be an isosceles right triangle and let \(S_1, S_2, S_3, \dots\) be the homothetic copies of a square \(S\). In this paper, we consider the parallel covering and packing of \(T\) with the sequence \(\{S_n\}\) of squares.

Qing Zou 1
1Department of Mathematics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Abstract:

In this paper, we first give a new \( q \)-analogue of the Lah numbers. Then we show the irreducible factors of the \( q \)-Lah numbers over \( \mathbb{Z} \).

Octavio A. Agustín-Aquino 1
1Instituto de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Carretera a Acatlima Km. 2.5, Huajuapan León, Oaxaca, México, C.P. 69000
Abstract:

Let \( A \) and \( B \) be additive sets of \( \mathbb{Z}_{2k} \), where \( A \) has cardinality \( k \) and \( B = v \cdot C A \) with \( v \in \mathbb{Z}_{2k}^\times \). In this note, some bounds for the cardinality of \( A + B \) are obtained using four different approaches. We also prove that in a special case, the bound is not sharp and we can recover the whole group as a sumset.

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