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.

Jeanne Nielsen1
1 Department of Mathematics Duke University Durham, N.C. U.S.A. 27706
Abstract:

A finite group is called \(P_n\)-sequenceable if its nonidentity elements can be listed \(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{k}\) such that the product \(x_i x_{i+1} \cdots x_{i+n-1}\) can be rewritten in at least one nontrivial way for all \(i\). It is shown that \(S_n, A_n, D_n\) are \(P_3\)-sequenceable, that every finite simple group is \(P_4\)-sequenceable, and that every finite group is \(P_5\)-sequenceable. It is conjectured that every finite group is \(P_3\)-sequenceable.

A.O. Philips1
1 Department of Mathematics and Statistics Birkbeck College Malet Street London WCIE 7HX England
Graham Denham1, Ming-Guang Leu2, Andy Liu3
1Department of Mathematics The University of Alberta Edmonton, T6G 2G1 Canada
2Department of Mathematics National Central University Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054
3 Department of Mathematics The University of Alberta Edmonton, T6G 2G1 Canada
Abstract:

In this paper, we give two constructive proofs that all \(4\)-stars are Skolem-graceful. A \(4\)-star is a graph with 4 components, with at most one vertex of degree exceeding 1 per component. A graph \(G = (V, E)\) is Skolem-graceful if its vertices can be labelled \(1, 2, \ldots, |V|\) so that the edges are labelled \(1, 2, \ldots, |E|\), where each edge-label is the absolute difference of the labels of the two end-vertices. Skolem-gracefulness is related to the classic concept of gracefulness, and the methods we develop here may be useful there.

Josef Lauri1
1 (University of Malta)
Abstract:

We consider two seemingly related problems. The first concerns pairs of graphs \(G\) and \(H\) containing endvertices (vertices of degree \(1\)) and having the property that, although they are not isomorphic, they have the same collection of endvertex-deleted subgraphs.

The second question concerns graphs \(G\) containing endvertices and having the property that, although no two endvertices are similar, any two endvertex-deleted subgraphs of \(G\) are isomorphic.

Zhi-Hong Chen1
1Department of Mathematics Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202
Abstract:

A graph \(G\) is supereulerian if it contains a spanning eulerian subgraph. Let \(n\), \(m\), and \(p\) be natural numbers, \(m, p \geq 2\). Let \(G\) be a \(2\)-edge-connected simple graph on \(n > p + 6\) vertices containing no \(K_{m+1}\). We prove that if

\[|E(G)\leq \binom{n-p+1-k}{2}+(m-1)\binom{k+1}{2}+2p-4, \quad (1)]\

where \(k = \lfloor\frac{n-p+1}{m}\rfloor\), then either \(G\) is supereulerian, or \(G\) can be contracted to a non-supereulerian graph of order less than \(p\), or equality holds in (1) and \(G\) can be contracted to \(K_{2,p-2}\) (p is odd) by contracting a complete \(m\)-partite graph \(T_{m,n-p+1}\) of order \(n – p + 1\) in \(G\). This is a generalization of the previous results in [3] and [5].

Robert B.Gardner1
1 Department of Mathematics Louisiana State University in Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana ULS.A. 7115
Abstract:

Steiner triple systems admitting automorphisms whose disjoint cyclic decomposition consist of two cycles are explored. We call such systems bicyclic . Several necessary conditions are given. Sufficient conditions are given when the length of the smaller cycle is \(7\).

A.J. W.Hilton1, Cheng Zhao1
1 Department of Mathematics West Virginia Univerity Morgantown,WV 26506 U.S.A.
Abstract:

The \(\Delta\)-subgraph \(G_\Delta \) of a simple graph \(G\) is the subgraph induced by the vertices of maximum degree of \(G\). In this paper, we obtain some results about the construction of a graph \(G\) if the graph \(G\) is Class 2 and the structure of \(G_\Delta \) is particularly simple.

Gerhard Grams1, Thomas Meixner1
1Mathematisches Institut Arndtstr. 2 W-6300 Giessen Germany
M. Hofmeister1
1Siemens AG, Munich Corporate Research & Development
Abstract:

The automorphism group of a graph acts on its cocycle space over any field. The orbits of this group action will be counted in case of finite fields. In particular, we obtain an enumeration of non-equivalent edge cuts of the graph.

Rebecca Calahan1
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Abstract:

We give necessary and sufficient conditions on the order of a Steiner triple system admitting an automorphism \(\pi\), consisting of \(1\) large cycle, several cycles of length \(4\) and a fixed point.

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