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.

Shou-Jun Xu1, Hai-Yang Chen1, Qiu-Xia Zhang1, Liangping Tu2
1School of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 780000, China
2School of Science, University of Science and Technology, Anshan, Liaoning 114051, China
Abstract:

The Hosoya polynomial of a graph \(G\) with vertex set \(V(G)\) is defined as \(H(G, z) = \sum_{u,v \in V(G)} x^{d_G(u,v)}\), where \(d_G(u,v)\) is the distance between vertices \(u\) and \(v\). A toroidal polyhex \(H(p,q,t)\) is a cubic bipartite graph embedded on the torus such that each face is a hexagon, described by a string \((p,q,t)\) of three integers \((p \geq 2, q \geq 1, 0 \leq t \leq p-1)\). In this paper, we derive an analytical formula for calculating the Hosoya polynomial of \(H(p,q,t)\) for \(t = 0\) or \(p\leq 2q\) or \(p \leq q+t\). Notably, some earlier results in [2, 6, 26] are direct corollaries of our main findings.

Elizabeth Moseman1, Christopher Storm2
1Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy at West Point,
2Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adelphi University,
Abstract:

Kotani and Sunada introduced the oriented line graph as a tool in the study of the Ihara zeta function of a finite graph. The spectral properties of the adjacency operator on the oriented line graph can be linked to the Ramanujan condition of the graph. Here, we present a partial characterization of oriented line graphs in terms of forbidden subgraphs. We also give a Whitney-type result, as a special case of a result by Balof and Storm, establishing that if two graphs have the same oriented line graph, they are isomorphic.

Shu-Guang Guo1, Meiling Xu1,2, Guanglong Yu1
1Department of Mathematics, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224002, Jiangsu, P.R. China
2Department of Mathematics, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, P.R. China
Abstract:

Let \(A\) be the \((0,1)\)-adjacency matrix of a simple graph \(G\), and \(D\) be the diagonal matrix \(diag(d_1, d_2, \ldots, d_n)\), where \(d_i\) is the degree of the vertex \(v_i\). The matrix \(Q(G) = D + A\) is called the signless Laplacian of \(G\). In this paper, we characterize the extremal graph for which the least signless Laplacian eigenvalue attains its minimum among all non-bipartite unicyclic graphs with given order and diameter.

M.A. Javed1, M. Aslam1
1Department of Mathematics GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract:

In this paper, we investigate some commutativity conditions and extend a remarkable result of Ram Awtar, when Lie ideal \(U\) becomes the part of the centre of \(M\) \(A\)-semiring \(R\).

Yongsheng Ye1, Mei Liu1, Jie Gao1
1School of Mathematical Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, China
Abstract:

A pebbling move involves removing two pebbles from one vertex and placing one on an adjacent vertex. The optimal pebbling number of a graph \(G\), denoted by \(f_{opt}(G)\), is the least positive integer \(n\) such that \(n\) pebbles are placed suitably on vertices of \(G\) and, for any specified vertex \(v\) of \(G\), one pebble can be moved to \(v\) through a sequence of pebbling moves. In this paper, we determine the optimal pebbling number of the square of paths and cycles.

Jingjing Tian1, Xin Zhang2
1Department of Applied Mathematics Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, P.R. China
2Department of Mathematics Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, PR. China
Abstract:

In this paper, we verify the list edge coloring conjecture for pseudo- outerplanar graphs with maximum degree at least \(5\) and the equitable \(\Delta\)-coloring conjecture for all pseudo-outerplanar graphs.

Zbigniew R. Bogdanowicz1
1Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Picatinny, New Jersey 07806, U.S.A.
Abstract:

We prove that the Cartesian product of two directed cycles of lengths \(n_1\) and \(n_2\) contains an antidirected Hamilton cycle, and hence is decomposable into antidirected Hamilton cycles, if and only if \(\gcd(n_1, n_2) = 2\). For the Cartesian product of \(k > 2\) directed cycles, we establish new sufficient conditions for the existence of an antidirected Hamilton cycle.

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.

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