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On Link-irregular Digraphs

Combinatorics 2025-12-24 v1

Abstract

We extend the study of link-irregular graphs to directed graphs (digraphs), where a digraph is link-irregular if no two vertices have isomorphic directed links. We establish that link-irregular digraphs exist on nn vertices if and only if n5n \geq 5, and prove that their underlying graphs must contain 3-cycles. We conjecture that link-irregular tournaments exist if and only if n6n \geq 6, providing explicit constructions for n8n \leq 8 and computational verification for n100n \leq 100. We derive lower bounds on the minimum degree and outdegree required for link-irregularity, establish that almost all link-irregular digraphs are nonplanar, and prove that any link-irregular orientable graph admits a link-irregular labeling. Additionally, we construct explicit examples of link-irregular digraphs with constant outdegree and regular tournaments.

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@article{arxiv.2512.20494,
  title  = {On Link-irregular Digraphs},
  author = {Alexander Bastien and Omid Khormali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.20494},
  year   = {2025}
}
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