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.

Marko Petkovsek1
1 Department of Mathematics and Mechanics University of Ljubljana Jadranska 19, 61111 Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia
Abstract:

Let \(T(m,n)\) denote the number of \(m \times n\) rectangular standard Young tableaux with the property that the difference of any two rows has all entries equal. Let \(T(n) = \sum\limits_{d|n} T(d,n/d)\). We find recurrence relations satisfied by the numbers \(T(m,n)\) and \(\hat{T}(n)\), compute their generating functions, and express them explicitly in some special cases.

Guo-Hui Zhang1
1Department of Mathematics _Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Abstract:

A labeling (function) of a graph \(G\) is an assignment \(f\) of nonnegative integers to the vertices of \(G\). Such a labeling of \(G\) induces a labeling of \(L(G)\), the line graph of \(G\), by assigning to each edge \(uv\) of \(G\) the label \(\lvert f(u) – f(v)\rvert\). In this paper we investigate the iteration of such graph labelings.

Zbigniew J.Palka1,2, Joel E. Cohen3,4
1 Department of Discrete Mathematics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Matejki 48/49, 60-769 Poznaii, Poland.
2Rockefeller Univerity 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10021-6399
3Rockefeller Univerity 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10021-6399
4Institute for Advanced Study Olden Lane Princeton, NJ 08540, U.S.A.
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo1,2
1Department of Mathematics University of Nebraska-Lincoln 810 Oldfather Hall Lincoln,NE 68588
2 Department of Mathematics Kossuth University 4010 Debrecen, Hungary
Abstract:

In this thesis we examine the \(k\)-equitability of certain graphs. We prove the following: The path on \(n\) vertices, \(P_n\), is \(k\)-equitable for any natural number \(k\). The cycle on \(k\) vertices, \(C_n\), is \(k\)-equitable for any natural number \(k\), if and only if all of the following conditions hold:\(n \neq k\); if \(k \equiv 2, 3 \pmod{4}\) then \(n \neq k-1\);if \(k \equiv 2, 3 \pmod{4}\) then \(n \not\equiv k\pmod{2k}\) The only \(2\)-equitable complete graphs are \(K_1\), \(K_2\), and \(K_3\).
The complete graph on \(n\) vertices, \(K_n\), is not \(k\)-equitable for any natural number \(k\) for which \(3 \leq k < n\). If \(k \geq n\), then determining the \(k\)-equitability of \(K_n\) is equivalent to solving a well-known open combinatorial problem involving the notching of a metal bar.The star on \(n+1\) vertices, \(S_n\), is \(k\)-equitable for any natural number \(k\). The complete bipartite graph \(K_{2,n}\) is \(k\)-equitable for any natural number \(k\) if and only if \(n \equiv k-1 \pmod{k}\); or \(n \equiv 0, 1, \ldots, [ k/2 ] – 1 \pmod{k}\);or \(n = \lfloor k/2 \rfloor\) and \(k\) is odd.

Vladimir Cepulié1
1Elektrotehnitki fakultet, pp. 170 Unska 3 41000 Zagreb, Croatia
Elizabeth D.Boyer1, Donald L.Kreher2, Stanislaw P.Radziszowski3, Alexander Sidorenko4
1 Department of Mathematics University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071
2 Department of Mathematical Sciences Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931
3School of Computer Science Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York 14623
4 Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University New York, N.Y. 10012
Abstract:

The minimal number of triples required to represent all quintuples on an \(n\)-element set is determined for \(n \leq 13\) and all extremal constructions are found. In particular, we establish that there is a unique minimal system on 13 points, namely the 52 collinear triples of the projective plane of order 3.

Yeong-Nan Yeh 1
1Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica Taipei, Taiwan 11529, Republic of China
Abstract:

A set \(T\) with a binary operation \(+\) is called an operation set and denoted as \((T, +)\). An operation set \((S, +)\) is called \(q\)-free if \(qx \notin S\) for all \(x \in S\). Let \(\psi_q(T)\) be the maximum possible cardinality of a \(q\)-free operation subset \((S, +)\) of \((T, +)\).

We obtain an algorithm for finding \(\psi_q({N}_n)\), \(\psi_q({Z}_n)\) and \(\psi_q(D_n)\), \(q \in {N}\), where \({N}_n = \{1, 2, \ldots, n\}\), \(( {Z}_n, +_n)\) is the group of integers under addition modulo \(n\) and \((D_n, +_n)\) is the dihedral group of order \(2n\).

L. A. Székely1, PL. Erdés2, M. A. Steel3
1Eétvis University, 1088 Budapest, Hungary and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
2Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1053 Budapest, Hungary and Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, 1098 SJ Amsterdam
3University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, NZ
Abstract:

We survey here results and problems from the reconstruction theory of evolutionary trees, which involve enumeration and inversion.

B. Du1
1Department of Mathematics Suzhou University Suzhou 215006 China (PRC)
Abstract:

It is proved in this paper that for any integer \(n \geq 100\), a \((v,n)\)-IODLS (incomplete orthogonal diagonal Latin squares) exists if and only if \(v \geq 3n+2\). Results for \(n=2\) are also mentioned.

Y. Miao1
1Mathematics Teaching-Research Section Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology Suzhou, 215005, P, R. China
Abstract:

In this note, we construct a \((39, \{5,6,7\}, 1)\)-PBD. Thus we have a finite generating set for the PBD-closed set \(N_5^{\infty}\) with at most three inessential elements, where \(N_5^\infty = \{1\} \cup \{v: v \geq 5\}\).

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