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Kemeny's constant $\kappa(G)$ of a connected graph $G$ is a measure of the expected transit time for the random walk associated with $G$. In the current work, we consider the case when $G$ is a tree, and, in this setting, we provide lower…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-03-19 Lorenzo Ciardo , Geir Dahl , Steve Kirkland

We study the problem of enumerating Braess edges for Kemeny's constant in trees. We obtain bounds and asympotic results for the number of Braess edges in some families of trees.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-09-07 Jihyeug Jang , Mark Kempton , Sooyeong Kim , Adam Knudson , Neal Madras , Minho Song

Given a connected graph $G$, Kemeny's constant $\mathcal{K}({G})$ measures the average travel time for a random walk to reach a randomly selected vertex. It is known that when an edge is added to $G$, the value of Kemeny's constant may…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-01-31 Stephen Kirkland , Yuqiao Li , John McAlister , Xiaohong Zhang

We find closed form formulas for Kemeny's constant and its relationship with two Kirchhoffian indices for some composite graphs that use as basic building block a graph endowed with one of several symmetry properties.

Probability · Mathematics 2020-07-23 Jose Palacios , Greg Markowsky

The Wiener index of a graph is the sum of the distances between all pairs of vertices, it has been one of the main descriptors that correlate achemical compound's molecular graph with experimentally gathered data regarding the compound's…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-09-12 Hua Wang

Kemeny constant, defined as the expected hitting time of random walks from a source node to a randomly chosen target node, is a fundamental metric in graph data management with many real-world applications. However, computing it exactly on…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-21 Cheng Li , Meihao Liao , Rong-Hua Li , Guoren Wang

We propose two possible definitions for a version of Kemeny's constant of a graph based on non-backtracking random walks (in place of the usual simple random walk). We show that these two definitions coincide for edge-transitive graphs, and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-09 Jane Breen , Mark Kempton , Adam Knudson , Matthew Shumway

Kemeny's constant measures how fast a random walker moves around in a graph. Expressions for Kemeny's constant can be quite involved, and for this reason, many lines of research focus on graphs with structure that makes them amenable to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Jane Breen , Sooyeong Kim , Alexander Low Fung , Amy Mann , Andrei A. Parfeni , Giovanni Tedesco

The Wiener index of a connected graph is the sum of topological distances between all pairs of vertices. Since Wang gave a mistake result on the maximum Wiener index for given tree degree sequence, in this paper, we investigate the maximum…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-07-23 Xiao-Dong Zhang , Yong Liu , Min-Xian Han

In the context of a random walk on an undirected graph, Kemeny's constant can measure the average travel time for a random walk between two randomly chosen vertices. We are interested in graphs that behave counter-intuitively in regard to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-05-18 Sooyeong Kim

Kemeny's constant quantifies the expected time for a random walk to reach a randomly chosen vertex, providing insight into the global behavior of a Markov chain. We present a novel eigenvector-based formula for computing Kemeny's constant.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Aida Abiad , Ángeles Carmona , Andrés M. Encinas , Maria José Jiménez , Álvaro Samperio

Kemeny's constant for random walks on a graph is defined as the mean hitting time from one node to another selected randomly according to the stationary distribution. It has found numerous applications and attracted considerable research…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Haisong Xia , Zhongzhi Zhang

Kemeny's constant of a simple connected graph $G$ is the expected length of a random walk from $i$ to any given vertex $j \neq i$. We provide a simple method for computing Kemeny's constant for 1-separable via effective resistance methods…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-08-03 Nolan Faught , Mark Kempton , Adam Knudson

Kemeny's constant for a connected graph $G$ is the expected time for a random walk to reach a randomly-chosen vertex $u$, regardless of the choice of the initial vertex. We extend the definition of Kemeny's constant to non-backtracking…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-24 Jane Breen , Nolan Faught , Cory Glover , Mark Kempton , Adam Knudson , Alice Oveson

The eccentric sequence of a connected graph $G$ is the nondecreasing sequence of the eccentricities of its vertices. The Wiener index of $G$ is the sum of the distances between all unordered pairs of vertices of $G$. The unique trees that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-20 Peter Dankelmann , Audace A. V. Dossou-Olory

The Steiner distance of vertices in a set $S$ is the minimum size of a connected subgraph that contain these vertices. The sum of the Steiner distances over all sets $S$ of cardinality $k$ is called the Steiner $k$-Wiener index and studied…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-08-06 Jie Zhang , Hua Wang , Xiao-Dong Zhang

Kemeny's constant quantifies a graph's connectivity by measuring the average time for a random walker to reach any other vertex. We introduce two concepts of the directional derivative of Kemeny's constant with respect to an edge and use…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-01 Dario A. Bini , Beatrice Meini , Federico Poloni

Kemeny's constant is an invariant of discrete-time Markov chains, equal to the expected number of steps between two states sampled from the stationary distribution. It appears in applications as a concise characterization of the mixing…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-10-17 Karel Devriendt

We establish several contraction formulas for Kirchhoff index. We relate Kirchhoff index with some other metrized graph invariants. By applying our contraction formulas successively when the graph is a tree, we derive new formulas for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-08-21 Zubeyir Cinkir

The terminal Wiener index of a tree is the sum of distances for all pairs of pendent vertices, which recently arises in the study of phylogenetic tree reconstruction and the neighborhood of trees. This paper presents a sharp upper and lower…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-10-13 Ya-Hong Chen , Xiao-Dong Zhang
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