The k-Metric Dimension of a Unicyclic Graph

Given a connected graph G=(V(G),E(G)), a set S⊆V(G) is said to be a k-metric generator for G if any pair of different vertices in V(G) is distinguished by at least k elements of S. A metric generator of minimum cardinality among all k-metric generators is called a k-metric basis and its cardinality is the k-metric dimension of G. We initially present a linear programming problem that describes the problem of finding the k-metric dimension and a k-metric basis of a graph G. Then we conducted a study on the k-metric dimension of a unicyclic graph.

Robustness of network coherence in asymmetric unicyclic graphs

In this paper, we propose a family of unicyclic graphs to study robustness of network coherence quantified by the Laplacian spectrum, which measures the extent of consensus under the noise. We adjust the network parameters to change the structural asymmetries with an aim of studying their effects on the coherence. Using the graph’s structures and matrix theories, we obtain closed-form solutions of the network coherence regarding network parameters and network size. We further show that the coherence of the asymmetric graph is higher than the corresponding symmetric graph and also compare the consensus behaviors for the graphs with different asymmetric structures. It displays that the coherence of the unicyclic graph with one hub is better than the graph with two hubs. Finally, we investigate the effect of degree of hub nodes on the coherence and find that bigger difference of degrees leads to better coherence.

On the Estrada Indices of Unicyclic Graphs with Fixed Diameters

The Estrada index of a graph G is defined as EE(G)=∑i=1neλi, where λ1,λ2,…,λn are the eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix of G. A unicyclic graph is a connected graph with a unique cycle. Let U(n,d) be the set of all unicyclic graphs with n vertices and diameter d. In this paper, we give some transformations which can be used to compare the Estrada indices of two graphs. Using these transformations, we determine the graphs with the maximum Estrada indices among U(n,d). We characterize two candidate graphs with the maximum Estrada index if d is odd and three candidate graphs with the maximum Estrada index if d is even.

Binomial edge ideals of unicyclic graphs

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Extermal forgotten topological index of quasi-unicyclic graphs

The forgotten topological index of a graph [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is defined as the sum of weights [Formula: see text] overall edges [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] denotes the degree of a vertex [Formula: see text]. The graph [Formula: see text] is called a quasi-unicyclic graph if there exists a vertex [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text] is a connected graph with a unique cycle. In this paper, we give sharp upper and lower bounds for the F-index (forgotten topological index) of the quasi-unicyclic graphs.

An Approach to the Extremal Inverse Degree Index for Families of Graphs with Transformation Effect

The inverse degree index is a topological index first appeared as a conjuncture made by computer program Graffiti in 1988. In this work, we use transformations over graphs and characterize the inverse degree index for these transformed families of graphs. We established bonds for different families of n -vertex connected graph with pendent paths of fixed length attached with fully connected vertices under the effect of transformations applied on these paths. Moreover, we computed exact values of the inverse degree index for regular graph specifically unicyclic graph.

Wiener Complexity versus the Eccentric Complexity

Let wG(u) be the sum of distances from u to all the other vertices of G. The Wiener complexity, CW(G), is the number of different values of wG(u) in G, and the eccentric complexity, Cec(G), is the number of different eccentricities in G. In this paper, we prove that for every integer c there are infinitely many graphs G such that CW(G)−Cec(G)=c. Moreover, we prove this statement using graphs with the smallest possible cyclomatic number. That is, if c≥0 we prove this statement using trees, and if c<0 we prove it using unicyclic graphs. Further, we prove that Cec(G)≤2CW(G)−1 if G is a unicyclic graph. In our proofs we use that the function wG(u) is convex on paths consisting of bridges. This property also promptly implies the already known bound for trees Cec(G)≤CW(G). Finally, we answer in positive an open question by finding infinitely many graphs G with diameter 3 such that Cec(G)<CW(G).

On the connected metric dimension of graphs and their complements

Let [Formula: see text] be a graph with vertex set [Formula: see text], and let [Formula: see text] denote the length of a shortest [Formula: see text] path in [Formula: see text]. A set [Formula: see text] is called a connected resolving set of [Formula: see text] if, for any distinct [Formula: see text], there exists a vertex [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text], and the subgraph of [Formula: see text] induced by [Formula: see text] is connected. The connected metric dimension, [Formula: see text], of [Formula: see text] is the minimum of the cardinalities over all connected resolving sets of [Formula: see text]. For a graph [Formula: see text] and its complement [Formula: see text], each of order [Formula: see text] and connected, we conjecture that [Formula: see text]; if [Formula: see text] is a tree or a unicyclic graph, we prove the conjecture and characterize graphs achieving equality.