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.

Abstract:

Below, we prove that there are exactly 244 nonisomorphic cyclic decompositions of the complete graph \(K_{25}\) into cubes. The full list of such decompositions is given in the Appendix.

J. Cormie1, V. Lineki1, Sheng Jiang2, Rui-Chen Chen2
1 Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 2E9 CANADA
2Department of Mathematics Yangzhou University Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002 P. R. CHINA
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The magic square is probably the most popular and well-studied topic in recreational mathematics. We investigate a variation on this classic puzzle — the antimagic square. We review the history of the problem, and the structure of the design. We then present computational results on the enumeration and construction. Finally, we describe a construction for all orders.

Bader F.AlBdaiwi1, Peter Horak1
1 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Kuwait University Kuwait
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We establish a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a perfect distance-\(d\) placement in 3-dimensional tori, for both regular and irregular cases.

Sanming Zhou1
1 Department of Mathematics and Statistics The University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Let \(G\) be a simple graph and \(f\) a function from the vertices of \(G\) to the set of positive integers. An \((f, n)\)-coloring of \(G\) is an assignment of \(n\) colors to the vertices of \(G\) such that each vertex \(x\) is adjacent to less than \(f(x)\) vertices with the same color as \(x\). The minimum \(n\) such that an \((f, n)\)-coloring of \(G\) exists is defined to be the \(f\)-chromatic number of \(G\). In this paper, we address a study of this kind of locally restricted coloring.

Peter Adams1, Darryn Bryant1, Heather Gavlas2
1 Department of Mathematics University of Queensland Qld 4072 Australia
2Department of Mathematics and Statistics Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 49401 USA
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A \(G\)-decomposition of the complete graph \(K_v\) is a set \({S}\) of subgraphs of \(K_v\), each isomorphic to \(G\), such that the edge set of \(K_v\) is partitioned by the edge sets of the subgraphs in \({S}\). For all positive integers \(v\) and every 2-regular graph \(G\) with ten or fewer vertices, we prove necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a \(G\)-decomposition of \(K_v\).

A. Averbuch1, Y. Roditty1, B. Shoham1
1Department of Computer Science School of Computer Sciences Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel
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A broadcast graph on \(n\) vertices is a network in which a message can be broadcast in minimum possible (\(=\lceil \log_2 n \rceil\)) time from any vertex. Broadcast graphs which have the smallest number of edges are called \emph{Minimum Broadcast Graphs}, and are subjects of intensive study. In this paper, we study how the number of edges in minimum broadcast graphs decreases, as we allow additional time over \(\lceil \log_2 n \rceil\).

We improve results obtained by Shastri in [15] and prove a conjecture posed by Shastri in [15, 16].

Jennifer Seberry1, Ken Finlayson1
1School of IT and Computer Science University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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We give a new construction for skew-Hadamard matrices. This yields new infinite families of skew-Hadamard matrices, including 43 new skew-Hadamard matrices of order \(4q < 4000\).

M. Emami1, G.B. Khosrovshahi2,3, Ch. Maysoori2
1Department of Mathematics, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, IRAN
2Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM) P.O.Box 19395-5746, Tehran, IRAN
3Department of Mathematics, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN
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The binary and ternary codes spanned by the rows of the point-by-block, pair-by-block, block-by-point incidence matrices of some 2-designs of small orders and their orthogonal complements are studied. Among some results, it is shown that if the code is properly chosen, then the weight distribution of the code serves as an appropriate design isomorphism invariant. The automorphism groups of the codes and the design are computed.

Hung-Lin Fu1, Shyh-Chung Lin1, Chin-Mei Fu2
1Department of Applied Mathematics Nation Chiao Tung University Hsin Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
2Department of Mathematics Tankang University Tamsui, Taipei Hsein, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Abstract:

A Latin square of order \(n\) is an \(n \times n\) array of cells containing one of the \(n\) elements in \(\{1,2,\ldots,n\}\) such that in each row and each column each element appears exactly once. A partial transversal \(P\) of a Latin square \(L\) is a set of \(n\) cells such that no two are in the same row and the same column. The number of distinct elements in \(P\) is referred to as the length of \(P\), denoted by \(|P|\), and the maximum length of a partial transversal in \(L\) is denoted by \(t(L)\). In this paper, we study the technique used by Shor which shows that \(t(L) \geq n – 5.53{(\ln)}^2\) and we improve the lower bound slightly by using a more accurate evaluation.

Kevin Ferland1
1Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Abstract:

The maximum possible toughness among graphs with \(n\) vertices and \(m\) edges is considered. This is an analog of the corresponding problem regarding maximum connectivity solved by Harary. We show that, if \(m < \lceil \frac{3n}{2} \rceil\) or \(m \geq n(\lfloor \frac{n}{6} \rfloor + \lfloor \frac{n \mod 6}{3} \rfloor)\), then the maximum toughness is half of the maximum connectivity. The same conclusion is obtained if \(r = \lfloor \frac{2m}{n} \rfloor \geq 1\) and \(\frac{(n-1)(r+1)}{2} \leq m < \frac{n(r+1)}{2}\). However, maximum toughness can be strictly less than half of maximum connectivity. Some values of maximum toughness are computed for \(1 \leq n \leq 12\), and some open problems are presented

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