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Finding Non-Distance Magic Graphs using neighbourhood chains

Combinatorics 2023-03-22 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a graph of order nn and N={N(ui)}i=1kN = \{N(u_{i})\}^k_{i=1} be a sequence of neighbourhood(nbh)s in GG where N(u)N(u) = {vV(G):\{v\in V(G): uvE(G)}uv\in E(G)\}. \emph{Nbh sequence graph HH of} NN in GG is defined as the union of all induced subgraphs of closed nbh N[ui]N[u_{i}] in GG, 1ik1 \leq i \leq k, kNk\in\mathbb{N}. A labeling f:V(G){1,2,,n}f: V(G) \rightarrow \left\{1,2,\ldots,n\right\} is called a \emph{Distance Magic Labeling (DML)} of GG if ~ vN(u)f(v){\sum_{v \in N(u)}} f(v) is a constant for every uV(G)u\in V(G). GG is called a \emph{Distance Magic graph (DMG)} if it has a DML, otherwise it is called a \emph{Non-Distance Magic (NDM)} graph. In this paper, we define nbh walk, nbh trial, nbh path or nbh chain, nbh cycle, nbh sequence graph and nbh chains of Type-1 (NC-T1) and Type-2 (NC-T2). NC-T2 is formed on two NC-T1 of same length. We prove that (i) for k2k \geq 2 and n3n \geq 3, cylindrical grid graph PkCnP_{k} \Box C_{n} contains NC-T2, k,nNk,n \in \mathbb{N}; (ii) graph containing NC-T1 of even length is NDM and (iii) partially settle a conjecture that graphs PmCnP_m \Box C_n are NDM when nn is even, m2m \geq 2, n3n \geq 3 and m,nNm,n\in\mathbb{N}.

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@article{arxiv.2303.11985,
  title  = {Finding Non-Distance Magic Graphs using neighbourhood chains},
  author = {V. Vilfred Kamalappan and Sajidha P},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.11985},
  year   = {2023}
}

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15 pages

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