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Let $G=(V(G),E(G))$ be a simple, finite and undirected graph of order $p$ and size $q$. For $k\ge 1$, a bijection $f: V(G)\cup E(G) \to \{k, k+1, k+2, \ldots, k+p+q-1\}$ such that $f(uv)= |f(u) - f(v)|$ for every edge $uv\in E(G)$ is said…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-04-06 Gee-Choon Lau , Wai-Chee Shiu , Ho-Kuen Ng , Zhen-Bin Gao , Karl Schaffer

We describe the C_{2k+1}-free graphs on n vertices with maximum number of edges. The extremal graphs are unique except for n = 3k-1, 3k, 4k-2, or 4k-1. The value of ex(n,C_{2k+1}) can be read out from the works of Bondy, Woodall, and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-06-03 Zoltan Füredi , David S. Gunderson

In this paper, we first characterize which generalized lexicographic products are divisor graphs. As applications, we show that power graphs, reduced power graphs and order graphs are all divisor graphs, which also implies the main result…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-02 Xuanlong Ma , Liangliang Zhai , Nan Gao , Junyao Pan

A leaf matching operation on a graph consists of removing a vertex of degree~$1$ together with its neighbour from the graph. For $k\geq 0$, let $G$ be a $d$-regular cyclically $(d-1+2k)$-edge-connected graph of even order. We prove that for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Robert Lukoťka , Edita Rollová

Gerbner, Patk\'{o}s, Tuza, and Vizer recently initiated the study of $F$-saturated regular graphs. One of the essential problems in this line of research is determining when such a graph exists. Using generalized sum-free sets we prove that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-08-31 David Davini , Craig Timmons

Let $\mathcal{OG}(4)$ denote the family of all graph-group pairs $(\Gamma, G)$ where $\Gamma$ is finite, 4-valent, connected, and $G$-oriented ($G$-half-arc-transitive). A subfamily of $\mathcal{OG}(4)$ has recently been identified as…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-01-18 Nemanja Poznanovic , Cheryl E. Praeger

A $(k,g,\underline{g+1})$-graph is a $k$-regular graph of girth $g$ which does not contain cycles of length $g+1$. Such graphs are known to exist for all parameter pairs $k \geq 3, g \geq 3 $, and we focus on determining the orders…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-31 Leonard Chidiebere Eze , Robert Jajcay , Jorik Jooken

Does $14$ have a friend? Until now, this has been an open question. In this note, we prove that a potential friend $F$ of $14$ is an odd, non-square positive integer. $7$ appears in the prime factorization of $F$ with an even exponent while…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-09-17 Sagar Mandal

A graph $G$ is said to be an $(s, k)$-polar graph if its vertex set admits a partition $(A, B)$ such that $A$ and $B$ induce, respectively, a complete $s$-partite graph and the disjoint union of at most $k$ complete graphs. Polar graphs and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-10-16 Fernando Esteban Contreras-Mendoza , César Hernández-Cruz

We define a grid graph $G$ as a Cartesian product of path-graphs $P_n$ or cycle-graphs $C_n$ as shown in Figure 1, and we ask, when can the edge set of a complete graph be expressed as a disjoint union of graphs isomorphic to $G$? That is,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-11 Alon Danai , Joshua Kou , Andy Latto , Haran Mouli , James Propp

In this paper, we show that if $k\geq (\nu+2)/4$, where $\nu$ denotes the order of a graph, a non-bipartite graph $G$ is $k$-extendable if and only if it is $2k$-factor-critical. If $k\geq (\nu-3)/4$, a graph $G$ is $k\ 1/2$-extendable if…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2010-11-16 Zan-Bo Zhang , Tao Wang , Dingjun Lou

The study of near-factorizations of finite groups dates back to the 1950s. Recently, this topic has attracted renewed attention, and the concept has been extended to $\lambda$-fold near-factorizations, in which each non-identity group…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-25 Shuxing Li , Koji Momihara

For a fixed graph $F,$ the minimum number of edges in an edge-maximal $F$-free subgraph of $G$ is called the $F$-saturation number. The asymptotics of the $F$-saturation number of the binomial random graph $G(n,p)$ for constant $p\in(0,1)$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-11 Yury Demidovich , Arkadiy Skorkin , Maksim Zhukovskii

Let $2\le k\in\mathbb{Z}$. A total coloring of a $k$-regular simple graph via $k+1$ colors is an {\it efficient total coloring} if each color yields an efficient dominating set, where the efficient domination condition applies to the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-05-13 Italo J. Dejter

Let $G$ be a graph of even order and let $K_{G}$ be the complete graph on the same vertex set of $G$. A pairing of a graph $G$ is a perfect matching of the graph $K_{G}$. A graph $G$ has the Pairing-Hamiltonian property (for short, the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-09-16 John Baptist Gauci , Jean Paul Zerafa

Let $q$ be a prime power such that $q\equiv 1\pmod{4}$. The Paley graph of order $q$ is the graph with vertex set as the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ and edges defined as, $ab$ is an edge if and only if $a-b$ is a non-zero square in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-10-08 Anwita Bhowmik , Rupam Barman

The unitary Cayley graph $C_R$ of a finite unital ring $R$ is the simple graph with vertex set $R$ in which two elements $x$ and $y$ are connected by an edge if and only if $x-y$ is a unit of $R$. We characterize the unitary Cayley graph…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-03-22 Waldemar Hołubowski , Sergiy Kozerenko , Bogdana Oliynyk , Viktoriia Solomko

In this paper, we introduce a kind of decomposition of a finite group called a uniform group factorization, as a generalization of exact factorizations of a finite group. A group $G$ is said to admit a uniform group factorization if there…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-11-16 Kazuki Kanai , Kengo Miyamoto , Koji Nuida , Kazumasa Shinagawa

A class of graphs $\mathcal{C}$ is closed under powers if for every graph $G\in\mathcal{C}$ and every $k\in\mathbb{N}$, $G^k\in\mathcal{C}$. Also $\mathcal{C}$ is strongly closed under powers if for every $k\in\mathbb{N}$, if…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Ashok Kumar Das , Indrajit Paul

A graph of order $n$ is $p$-factor-critical, where $p$ is an integer of the same parity as $n$, if the removal of any set of $p$ vertices results in a graph with a perfect matching. 1-Factor-critical graphs and 2-factor-critical graphs are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-12-18 Heping Zhang , Wuyang Sun