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We establish the analogue for maps on trees of the result established in two papers by the first author for interval maps, that a continuous self- map for which all but countably many points have at least m preimages (and none have less…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2009-09-29 Jozef Bobok , Zbigniew Nitecki

A chief problem in phylogenetics and database theory is the computation of a maximum consistent tree from a set of rooted or unrooted trees. A standard input are triplets, rooted binary trees on three leaves, or quartets, unrooted binary…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2010-05-31 Leo van Iersel , Matthias Mnich

Let $\mathcal{T}^{(p)}_n$ be the set of $p$-ary labeled trees on $\{1,2,\dots,n\}$. A maximal decreasing subtree of an $p$-ary labeled tree is defined by the maximal $p$-ary subtree from the root with all edges being decreasing. In this…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-22 Seunghyun Seo , Heesung Shin

A tree T_uni is m-universal for the class of trees if for every tree T of size m, T can be obtained from T_uni by successive contractions of edges. We prove that a m-universal tree for the class of trees has at least mln(m) + (gamma-1)m +…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2009-11-17 Olivier Bodini

This article focuses on properties and structures of trees with maximum mean subtree order in a given family; such trees are called optimal in the family. Our main goal is to describe the structure of optimal trees in $\mathcal{T}_n$ and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-16 Lucas Mol , Ortrud R. Oellermann

For a vertex $u$ of a tree $T$, the leaf (internal, respectively) status of $u$ is the sum of the distances from $u$ to all leaves (internal vertices, respectively) of $T$. The minimum (maximum, respectively) leaf status of a tree $T$ is…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Haiyan Guo , Bo Zhou

The Horton-Strahler (HS) index $r=\max{(i,j)}+\delta_{i,j}$ has been shown to be relevant to a number of physical (such at diffusion limited aggregation) geological (river networks), biological (pulmonary arteries, blood vessels, various…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Z. Toroczkai

We give two consistent constructions of trees $T$ whose finite power $T^{n+1}$ is sharply different from $T^n$: 1. An $\aleph_1$-tree $T$ whose interval topology $X_T$ is perfectly normal, but $(X_T)^2$ is not even countably metacompact. 2.…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-04-22 Ari Meir Brodsky , Assaf Rinot , Shira Yadai

Tropical geometry with the max-plus algebra has been applied to statistical learning models over tree spaces because geometry with the tropical metric over tree spaces has some nice properties such as convexity in terms of the tropical…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-11-02 Ruriko Yoshida , Shelby Cox

In this paper, we have studied bounds based on topological indicators, from which we selected Albertson index $\mathrm{irr}$ and the Sigma index $\sigma$. The Sigma index was defined through the following relationship: \[…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-16 Jasem Hamoud , Alexei Belov-Kanel , Duaa Abdullah

A tree with at most $k$ leaves is called a $k$-ended tree. A spanning 2-ended tree is a Hamilton path. A Hamilton cycle can be considered as a spanning 1-ended tree. The earliest result concerning spanning trees with few leaves states that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-09-09 Zh. G. Nikoghosyan

Let $\T_{n}$ be the set of rooted labeled trees on $\set{0,...,n}$. A maximal decreasing subtree of a rooted labeled tree is defined by the maximal subtree from the root with all edges being decreasing. In this paper, we study a new…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-22 Seunghyun Seo , Heesung Shin

Let $T$ be an $n$-node tree of maximum degree 4, and let $P$ be a set of $n$ points in the plane with no two points on the same horizontal or vertical line. It is an open question whether $T$ always has a planar drawing on $P$ such that…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-09-06 Therese Biedl , Timothy M. Chan , Martin Derka , Kshitij Jain , Anna Lubiw

A linear arrangement is a mapping $\pi$ from the $n$ vertices of a graph $G$ to $n$ distinct consecutive integers. Linear arrangements can be represented by drawing the vertices along a horizontal line and drawing the edges as semicircles…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-10-13 Lluís Alemany-Puig , Juan Luis Esteban , Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho

A subtree of a tree is any induced subgraph that is again a tree (i.e., connected). The mean subtree order of a tree is the average number of vertices of its subtrees. This invariant was first analyzed in the 1980s by Jamison. An intriguing…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-06-11 Stijn Cambie , Stephan Wagner , Hua Wang

Each natural number can be associated with some tree graph. Namely, a natural number $n$ can be factorized as $$ n = p_1^{\alpha_1}\ldots p_k^{\alpha_k},$$ where $p_i$ are distinct prime numbers. Since $\alpha_i$ are naturals, they can be…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-10-13 Vitalii V. Iudelevich

In this paper, we estimate the weak saturation numbers of trees. As a case study, we examine caterpillars and obtain several tight estimates. In particular, this implies that for any $\alpha\in [1,2]$, there exist caterpillars with $k$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Wenchong Chen , Xiao-Chuan Liu , Xu Yang

We give a counterexample to the conjecture of Martin and Thatte that two balanced rooted binary leaf-labelled trees on $n$ leaves have a maximum agreement subtree (MAST) of size at least $n^{\frac{1}{2}}$. In particular, we show that for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-21 Magnus Bordewich , Simone Linz , Megan Owen , Katherine St. John , Charles Semple , Kristina Wicke

Let T be a weighted tree with n numbered leaves and let D be its distance matrix, so D(i,j) is the distance between the leaves i and j. If m is an integer between 2 and n, we prove a tropical formula to compute the m-dissimilarity map of T…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2008-03-17 C. Bocci , F. Cools

We prove that for any finite tree $T$ with $n$ vertices and maximal degree $3$, there is a topological embedding of $T$ into the integer grid $Z^2$ which maps vertices to vertices and whose image meets at most $\frac{7}{3}n$ vertices. This…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2024-01-29 Samuel Kelly