On the ordering of the Kirchhoff indices of the complements of trees and unicyclic graphs

The Kirchhoff index Kf(G) of a graph G is defined to be the sum of the resistance distances between all pairs of vertices of G. In this paper, we develop a novel method for ordering the Kirchhoff indices of the complements of trees and unicyclic graphs. With this method, we determine the first five maximum values of Kf■ and the first four maximum values of Kf(ū),where ■ and ū are the complements of a tree T and unicyclic graph U, respectively.

Unicyclic graphs with extremal Lanzhou index

Very recently D.Vukicevic et al.[8]introduced a new topological index for a molecular graph G named Lanzhou index as∑_(u∈V(G))d_(u)d^(2)_(u),where d_(u)and d_(u)denote the degree of vertex u in G and in its complement respectively.Lanzhou index Lz(G)can be expressed as(n-1)M_(1)(G)-F(G),where M_(1)(G)and F(G)denote the first Zagreb index and the forgotten index of G respectively,and n is the number of vertices in G.It turns out that Lanzhou index outperforms M_(1)(G)and F(G)in predicting the logarithm of the octanol-water partition coefficient for octane and nonane isomers.It was shown that stars and balanced double stars are the minimal and maximal trees for Lanzhou index respectively.In this paper,we determine the unicyclic graphs and the unicyclic chemical graphs with the minimum and maximum Lanzhou indices separately.

The lower bound of revised edge-Szeged index of unicyclic graphs with given diameter

Given a connected graph G,the revised edge-revised Szeged index is defined as Sz_(e)^(*)(G)=∑_(e=uv∈E_(G))(m_(u)(e)+m_(0)(e)/2)(m_(v)(e)+m_(0)(e)/w),where m_(u)(e),m_(v)(e)and m_(0)(e)are the number of edges of G lying closer to vertex u than to vertex u,the number of edges of G lying closer to vertex than to vertex u and the number of edges of G at the same distance to u and u,respectively.In this paper,by transformation and calculation,the lower bound of revised edge-Szeged index of unicyclic graphs with given diameter is obtained,and the extremal graph is depicted.

LARGEST EIGENVALUE OF A UNICYCLIC MIXED GRAPH

The graphs which maximize and minimize respectively the largest eigenvalue over all unicyclic mixed graphs U on n vertices are determined. The unicyclic mixed graphs U with the largest eigenvalue λ 1(U)=n or λ 1(U)∈(n,n+1] are characterized.

Unicyclic Graphs with Nullity One

The nullity of a graph G is defined to be the multiplicity of the eigenvalue zero in its spectrum. In this paper we characterize the unicyclic graphs with nullity one in aspect of its graphical construction.

The Least Eigenvalue of Unicyclic Graphs with Application to Spectral Spread

Let U^(g)_(n)be the set of connected unicyclic graphs of order n and girth g.Let C(T_(1),T_(2),…,T_(g))∈U^(g)_(n)be obtained from a cycle v_(1)v_(2)…v_(g)v_(1)(in an anticlockwise direction)by identifying v_(i)with the root of a rooted tree T_(i)of order n_(i)for each i=1,2,…,g,where n_(i)≥1 and∑^(g)_(i=1)n_(i)=n.In this note,the graph with the minimal least eigenvalue(and the graph with maximal spread)in C(T_(1),T_(2),…,T_(g))is determined.

A Note on the Nullity of Unicyclic Graphs

The number of zero eigenvalues in the spectrum of the graph G is called its nullity and is denoted by η（G）. In this paper, we determine the all extremal unicyclic graphs achieving the fifth upper bound n - 6 and the sixth upperbound n - 7.

A Comparison between the Metric Dimension and Zero Forcing Number of Trees and Unicyclic Graphs

The metric dimension dim（G） of a graph G is the minimum number of vertices such that every vertex of G is uniquely determined by its vector of distances to the chosen vertices. The zero forcing number Z（G） of a graph G is the minimum eardinality of a set S of black vertices （whereas vertices in V（G）／S are colored white） such that V（G） is turned black after finitely many applications of ＂the color-change rule＂： a white vertex is converted black if it is the only white neighbor of a black vertex. We show that dim（T） ≤Z（T） for a tree T, and that dim（G）≤Z（G）＋I if G is a unicyclic graph; along the way, we characterize trees T attaining dim（T） = Z（T）. For a general graph G, we introduce the ＂cycle rank conjecture＂. We conclude with a proof of dim（T） - 2 ≤ dim（T ＋ e） ≤dim（T） ＋ 1 for e∈ E（T）.

Improved Upper Bounds for the Largest Eigenvalue of Unicyclic Graphs

Let G（V, E） be a unicyclic graph, Cm be a cycle of length m and Cm G, and ui ∈ V（Cm）. The G - E（Cm） are m trees, denoted by Ti, i = 1, 2,..., m. For i = 1, 2,..., m, let eui be the excentricity of ui in Ti and ec = max{eui ： i = 1, 2 , m}. Let κ = ec＋1. Forj = 1,2,...,k- 1, let δij = max{dv ： dist（v, ui） = j,v ∈ Ti}, δj = max{δij ： i = 1, 2,..., m}, δ0 = max{dui ： ui ∈ V（Cm）}. Then λ1（G）≤max{max 2≤j≤k-2 （√δj-1-1＋√δj-1）,2＋√δ0-2,√δ0-2＋√δ1-1}. If G ≌ Cn, then the equality holds, where λ1 （G） is the largest eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of G.

ON q-WIENER INDEX OF UNICYCLIC GRAPHS

The q-Wiener index of unicyclic graphs are determined in this work. As an example of its applications, an explicit expression of q-Wiener index of caterpillar cycles is presented.

On Graphs with Equal Connected Domination and 2-connected Domination Numbers

A subset S of V is called a k-connected dominating set if S is a dominating set and the induced subgraph S has at most k components.The k-connected domination number γck（G） of G is the minimum cardinality taken over all minimal k-connected dominating sets of G.In this paper,we characterize trees and unicyclic graphs with equal connected domination and 2-connected domination numbers.

Research on the Eigenvalues of Graphs and Mixed Graphs

This paper first elaborates the research situation and progress of Laplace characteristics and the eigenvalues value of graphs. The second is given an upper bound of characteristic value of a kind of special graph using the properties of similar matrices. At the same time, a new upper bound of Laplace characteristic values are given using properties of Laplace matrix and the similarity matrix, to improve the existing results. Then, we use the example of the upper bound of our results are more precise than some previous results. Finally the use Laplace non- zero eigenvalues of graph properties to give a bound expressions using the degree of square with a number of edges and the graph of the number, number of connected component expression map, it reflected the relationship between eigenvalues and the amount of Laplace.

A Note on Comparison Between the Wiener Index and the Zagreb Indices

In this note, we correct a wrong result in a paper of Das et al. with regard to the comparison between the Wiener index and the Zagreb indices for trees （Das K C, Jeon H, Trinajstic N. The comparison between the Wiener index and the Zagreb indices and the eccentric connectivity index for trees. Discrete Appl. Math., 2014, 171：35 41）, and give a simple way to compare the Wiener index and the Zagreb indices for trees. Moreover, the comparison between the Wiener index and the Zagreb indices for unicyclic graphs is carried out.

BICYCLIC GRAPHS WITH UNICYCLIC OR BICYCLIC INVERSES

A graph G is nonsingular if its adjacency matrix A(G)is nonsingular.A nonsingular graph G is said to have an inverse G+if A(G)-1 is signature similar to a nonnegative matrix.Let H be the class of connected bipartite graphs with unique perfect matchings.We present a characterization of bicyclic graphs in H which possess unicyclic or bicyclic inverses.

2-Walk Linear Graphs with Small Number of Cycles

A graph has exactly two main eigenvalues if and only if it is a 2-walk linear graph.In this paper,we show some necessary conditions that a 2-walk（a,b）-linear graph must obey.Using these conditions and some basic theorems in graph theory,we characterize all 2-walk linear graphs with small cyclic graphs without pendants.The results are given in sort on unicyclic,bicyclic,tricyclic graphs.

On Strong Metric Dimension of Graphs and Their Complements

A vertex x in a graph G strongly resolves a pair of vertices v, w if there exists a shortest x-w path containing v or a shortest x-v path containing w in G. A set of vertices SV（G） is a strong resolving set of G if every pair of distinct vertices of G is strongly resolved by some vertex in S. The strong metric dimension of G, denoted by sdim（G）, is the minimum cardinality over all strong resolving sets of G. For a connected graph G of order n≥2, we characterize G such that sdim（G） equals 1, n-1, or n-2, respectively. We give a Nordhaus–Gaddum-type result for the strong metric dimension of a graph and its complement： for a graph G and its complement G, each of order n≥4 and connected, we show that 2≤sdim（G）＋sdim（G）≤2（ n-2）. It is readily seen that sdim（G）＋sdim（G）=2 if and only if n=4; we show that, when G is a tree or a unicyclic graph, sdim（G）＋sdim（G）=2（n 2） if and only if n=5 and G ～=G ～=C5, the cycle on five vertices. For connected graphs G and G of order n≥5, we show that 3≤sdim（G）＋sdim（G）≤2（n-3） if G is a tree; we also show that 4≤sdim（G）＋sdim（G）≤2（n-3） if G is a unicyclic graph of order n≥6. Furthermore, we characterize graphs G satisfying sdim（G）＋sdim（G）=2（n-3） when G is a tree or a unicyclic graph.

Number of Induced Matchings of Graphs

A matching M of a graph G is an induced matching if no two edges in M arejoined by an edge of G.Let iz(G) denote the total number of induced matchings of G,named iz-index.It is well known that the Hosoya index of a graph is the total number of matchings and the Hosoya index of a path can be calculated by the Fibonacci sequence.In this paper,we investigate the iz-index of graphs by using the Fibonacci-Narayana sequence and characterize some types of graphs with minimum and maximum iz-index,respectively.

On the Merrifield-Simmons Indices and Hosoya Indices of Cyclic Graphs

The Merrifield-Simmons index and Hosoya index are defined as the number of the graph G（V, E） as the number of subsets of V（G） in which no tow vertices are adjacent and the number of subsets of E（G） in which no two edges are incident, respectively. In this paper, we characterize the Unicyclic graphs with Merrifield-Simmons indices and Hosoya indices, respectively. And double-cyclic graphs with Hosoya indices among the doublecyclic graphs with n vertices.