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.

Jianxiu Hao1, LiLi He1, Min Huang1
1College of Mathematics, Physics and Information Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, P. O. Box: 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, P.R. China
Abstract:

The Padmakar-Ivan \((PI)\) index is a Wiener-Szeged-like topological index which reflects certain structural features of organic molecules. In this paper, we study the PI index with respect to the extremal simple pericondensed hexagonal systems and we solve it completely.

Qingde Kang1, Xiaoshan Liu2, Huixian Jia3
1Hebei Normal University,
2Shijiazhuang University Of Economics
3Shijiazhuang Post & Telecommunications High School
Abstract:

Let \(\lambda K_v\) be the complete multigraph with \(v\) vertices. Let \(G\) be a finite simple graph. A \(G\)-design (\(G-GD_\lambda)(v)\) (\(G\)-packing (\(G-PD_\lambda)(v)\), \(G\)-covering (\(G-CD_\lambda)(v)\)) of \(K_v\) is a pair \((X, \mathcal{B})\), where \(X\) is the vertex set of \(K_v\), and \(\mathcal{B}\) is a collection of subgraphs of \(K_v\), called blocks, such that each block is isomorphic to \(G\) and any two distinct vertices in \(K_v\) are joined exactly (at most, at least) in \(\lambda\) blocks. In this paper, we will discuss the maximum packing designs and the minimum covering designs for four particular graphs each with six vertices and nine edges.

Sizhong Zhou1, Jiashang Jiang1
1 School of Mathematics and Physics Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Mengxi Road 2, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 People’s Republic of China
Abstract:

Let \(a\) and \(b\) be integers such that \(1 \leq a < b\), and let \(G\) be a graph of order \(n\) with \(n \geq \frac{(a+b)(2a+2b-3)}{a+1}\) and the minimum degree \(\delta(G) \geq \frac{(b-1)^2-(a+1)(b-a-2)}{a+1} \). Let \(g(x)\) and \(f(x)\) be two nonnegative integer-valued functions defined on \(V(G)\) such that \(a \leq g(x) \leq f(x) \leq b\) for each \(x \in V(G)\). We prove that if \(|N_G(x) \cup N_G(y)| \geq \frac{(b-1)n}{a+b} \) for any two nonadjacent vertices \(x\) and \(y\) in \(G\), then \(G\) has a \((g, f)\)-factor. Furthermore, it is shown that the result in this paper is best possible in some sense.

K. Manickam1, M. Marudai2, R. Kala3
1Department of Mathematics Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi-627 412, India.
2Department of Mathematics Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, India.
3Department of Mathematics Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-627 012, India.
Abstract:

Figueroa-Centeno, Ichishima, and Muntaner-Batle [3, 4] proved some results on felicitous graphs and raised the following conjectures:

  1. The one-point union of \( m \) copies of \( C_n \) is felicitous if and only if \( mn \equiv 2 \pmod{4} \).
  2. \( mC_n \) is felicitous if and only if \( mn \not\equiv 2 \pmod{4} \).

In this paper, the conjectures are partially settled by proving the following results:

  1. For any odd positive integers \( m \) and \( n \), the one-point union of \( m \) copies of \( C_n \) is felicitous if \( mn \equiv 1, 3 \).
  2. For any positive integer \( m \), the one-point union of \( m \) copies of \( C_4 \) is felicitous.
  3. For any two odd positive integers \( m \) and \( n \), \( mC_n \) is felicitous if \( mn \equiv 1, 3 \pmod{4} \).
  4. For any positive integer \( m \), \( mC_4 \) is felicitous.
S. Al- Addasi1, O. A. AbuGhneim2, H. Al-Ezeh2
1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hashemite University, Zarga 13115, Jordan
2Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Abstract:

In this paper, we characterize the graphs \( G \) and \( H \) for which the Cartesian product \( G \Box H \) is a divisor graph. We show that divisor graphs form a proper subclass of perfect graphs. Additionally, we prove that cycle permutation graphs of order at least 8 are divisor graphs if and only if they are perfect. Some results concerning amalgamation operations for obtaining new divisor graphs from old ones are presented. We view block graphs as vertex amalgams.

Martin Krone1, Ingrid Mengersen1
1Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Department of Computer Science Wolfenbiittel, Germany
Abstract:

This note will complete the computation of all Ramsey numbers \( r(G, H) \) for graphs \( G \) of order at most five and disconnected graphs \( H \) of order six.

Shu-Yu Cui1, Gui-Xian Tian2
1Xingzhi College, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 821004, P.R. China
2College of Mathematics, Physics and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 821004, P.R. China
Abstract:

For a graph \( G \) and a real number \( \alpha \neq 0 \), the graph invariant \( s_\alpha^+(G) \) is the sum of the \( \alpha \)th power of the non-zero signless Laplacian eigenvalues of \( G \). In this paper, several lower and upper bounds for \( s_\alpha^+(G) \) with \( \alpha \neq 0, 1 \) are obtained. Applying these results, we also derive some bounds for the incidence energy of graphs, which generalize and improve on some known results.

Kinnari Amin1, Jill Faudree2, Ronald Gould3
1Dept. of Math, CS and Eng., Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA 30021
2Dept. of Math and Stat, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99709
3Dept. of Math and CS, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Abstract:

Any \( H \)-free graph \( G \) is called \( H \)-saturated if the addition of any edge \( e \notin E(G) \) results in \( H \) as a subgraph of \( G \). The minimum size of an \( H \)-saturated graph on \( n \) vertices is denoted by \( sat(n, H) \). The edge spectrum for the family of graphs with property \( P \) is the set of all sizes of graphs with property \( P \). In this paper, we find the edge spectrum of \( K_4 \)-saturated graphs. We also show that if \( G \) is a \( K_4 \)-saturated graph, then either \( G \cong K_{1,1,n-2} \) or \( \delta(G) \geq 3 \), and we detail the exact structure of a \( K_4 \)-saturated graph with \( \kappa(G) = 2 \) and \( \kappa(G) = 3 \).

Hailiang Zhang1,2, Rongfei Lin2
1Department of Mathematics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P.R. China
2Department of Mathematics, Taizhou University, Linhai, 317000, P.R. China
Abstract:

The Hosoya index of a graph is defined as the summation of the coefficients of the matching polynomial of a graph. In this paper, we give an explicit expression of the Hosoya index for the graphs \( C(n, v_1v_i) \), \( Q(n, v_1v_s) \), and \( D(s, t) \), and also characterize the extremal graphs with respect to the upper and lower bounds of the Hosoya index of these graphs. In particular, we provide the Hosoya index order for the graphs \( C(n, v_1v_i) \) and \( Q(n, v_1v_s) \), respectively.

Chuan-Min Lee1
1Department of Computer and Communication Engineering Ming Chuan University 5 De Ming Rd., Guishan District, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan.
Abstract:

Let \( \mathcal{P} = \{I, I_1+d, I_1+2d, \ldots, I_1+(\ell-1)d\} \), where \( \ell, d, I_1 \) are fixed integers and \( \ell, d > 0 \). Suppose that \( G = (V, E) \) is a graph and \( R \) is a labeling function which assigns an integer \( R(v) \) to each \( v \in V \). An \({ R -total\; dominating\; function}\) of \( G \) is a function \( f: V \to \mathcal{P} \) such that \(\sum_{u \in N_G(v)} f(u) \geq R(v)\) for all vertices \( v \in V \), where \( N_G(v) = \{u \mid (u, v) \in E\} \). The \({ R -total \;domination \;problem}\) is to find an \( R \)-total dominating function \( f \) of \( G \) such that \(\sum_{v \in V} f(v)\) is minimized. In this paper, we present a linear-time algorithm to solve the \( R \)-total domination problem on convex bipartite graphs. Our algorithm gives a unified approach to the \( k \)-total, signed total, and minus total domination problems for convex bipartite graphs.

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