Binary trees with the largest number of subtrees

This paper characterizes binary trees with n leaves, which have the greatest number of subtrees. These binary trees coincide with those which were shown by Fischermann et al. [Wiener index versus maximum degree in trees, Discrete Appl. Math. 122(1-3) (2002) 127-137] and Jelen and Triesch [Superdominance order and distance of trees with bounded maximum degree, Discrete Appl. Math. 125 (2-3) (2003) 225-233] to minimize the Wiener index.     

Protected Branches in Ordered Trees

In this paper, we consider the class of ordered trees and its two subclasses, bushes and planted trees, which consist of the ordered trees with root degree at least $2$ and with root degree $1$ respectively. In these three classes, we study the number of trees of size $n$ with $k$ protected (resp. unprotected) branches, and the total number of branches (resp. protected branches, unprotected branches) among all trees of size $n$. The explicit formulas as well as the generating functions are obtained. Furthermore, we find that, in each class, as $n$ goes to infinity, the proportion of protected branches among all branches in all trees of size $n$ approaches $ 1/3$.     

树的第二个最大特征值

本文得到了边独立数为n且阶为2n+2的树的第二个最大特征值的精确上界,且给出了达到上界的所有的极树.     

Ordering trees by their spectral radii

Let T be a tree with n vertices and let A（T） be the adjacency matrix of T. Spectral radius of T is the largest eigenvalue of A（T）. Wu et al. [Wu, B.F., Yuan, X.Y, and Xiao, E.L. On the spectral radii of trees, Journal of East China Normal University （Natural Science）, 3：22-28 （2004）] determined the first seven trees of order n with the smallest spectral radius. In this paper, we extend this ordering by determining the trees with the eighth to the tenth smallest spectral radius among all trees with n vertices.     

Searching in trees

In (Discrete Math. 17 (1977)181) Rivest introduced the search complexity of binary trees and proved that among all binary trees with a fixed search complexity the smallest ones are the so-called Fibonacci trees. This result is extended for q-trees. The structure of the smallest q-trees is again Fibonacci-like but more complicated than in the binary case. In addition an upper bound for the asymptotic growth of these trees is given.     

具有完美匹配树的代数连通度的排序

Jason等确定了阶数为n的具有完美匹配树的最大的代数连通度以及相应的极图．本文确定了阶数为n的具有完美匹配树的第二大到第五大的代数连通度以及达到这些数值的图（或图类）．     

关于乘积Sombor指数的极值(分子)树

拓扑指数是一类可以用来预测化合物的物理化学性质的数值不变量, 其并被广泛用于量子化学、分子生物学和其他研究领域. 对于一个顶点集为$V(G)$、边集为$E(G)$的(分子)图$G$, 其Sombor指数定义为$SO(G)=\sum\limits_{uv\in E(G)}\sqrt{d_{G}^{2}(u)+d_{G}^{2}(v)}$, 其中$d_{G}(u)$表示顶点$u$在$G$中的度. 相应地, 乘积Sombor指数定义为$\prod\nolimits_{SO}(G)= \prod\limits_{uv\in E(G)}\sqrt{d_{G}^{2}(u)+d_{G}^{2}(v)}$. 分子树是最大度$\Delta\leq 4$的树. 在本文中, 我们首先确定了乘积Sombor指数最大的分子树, 然后我们确定了乘积Sombor指数的前十三小的(分子)树.     

给定最大匹配数的树的零阶广义Randid(c)指标

图G的零阶广义Randi指标定义为0Rα（G）=v∈V（G）d（v）α,其中d（v）为图G的顶点v的度,α为任意实数.研究了树的零阶广义Rα指标的极值问题,利用分析和图的理论,确定了任意给定最大匹配数的树的最大和最小Rα的值,并刻画了达到该极值的树.     

亏量为一的树的三个结论

一个图的亏量是指不能被某个最大匹配所覆盖的顶点数.本文通过三个结论刻画了亏量为一的树.     

On the inverse problem of minimum spanning tree with partition constraints

In this paper we first discuss the properties of minimum spanning tree and minimum spanning tree with partition constraints. We then concentrate on the inverse problem of minimum spanning tree with partition constraints in which we need to adjust the weights of the edges in a network as less as possible so that a given spanning tree becomes the minimum one among all spanning trees that satisfy the partition restriction. Based on the calculation of maximum cost flow in networks, we propose a strongly polynomial algorithm for solving the problem.The author gratefully acknowledges the partial support of Croucher Foundation.     

SOLUTION OF A RESEARCH PROBLEM

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A bijective enumeration of tiered trees

Tiered trees were introduced by Dugan–Glennon–Gunnells–Steingrímsson as a generalization of intransitive trees that were introduced by Postnikov, the latter of which have exactly two tiers. Tiered trees arise naturally in counting the absolutely indecomposable representations of certain quivers, and enumerating torus orbits on certain homogeneous varieties over finite fields. By employing generating function arguments and geometric results, Dugan et al. derived an elegant formula concerning the enumeration of tiered trees, which is a generalization of Postnikov’s formula for intransitive trees. In this paper, we provide a bijective proof of this formula by establishing a bijection between tiered trees and certain rooted labeled trees. As an application, our bijection also enables us to derive a refinement of the enumeration of tiered trees with respect to level of the node 1.     

2-noncrossing trees and 5-ary trees

Recently, Gu et al. [N.S.S. Gu, N.Y. Li, T. Mansour, 2-Binary trees: Bijections and related issues, Discrete Math. 308 (2008) 1209-1221] introduced 2-binary trees and 2-plane trees which are closely related to ternary trees. In this note, we study the 2-noncrossing tree, a noncrossing tree in which each vertex is colored black or white and there is no ascent (u,v) such that both the vertices u and v are colored black. By using the representation of Panholzer and Prodinger for noncrossing trees, we find a correspondence between the set of 2-noncrossing trees of n edges with a black root and the set of 5-ary trees with n internal vertices.     

k-分支星状树的第二几何算术指标

数学化学中,第二几何算术指标是新近提出的一个图的拓扑指标,它与Szeged指标和点PI指标具有紧密关系.如果树的一个顶点υ的度大于等于3,则称顶点υ是其一个分支点.通过树的第二几何算术指标的一个增加或减少的变换,刻画了k-分支星状树的第二几何算术指标的最值,同时确定了相应的极图.     

The Estrada index of trees

The Estrada index of a graph G is defined as , where λ₁,λ₂,…,λ_n are the eigenvalues of its adjacency matrix. We determine the unique tree with maximum Estrada index among the set of trees with given number of pendant vertices. As applications, we determine trees with maximum Estrada index among the set of trees with given matching number, independence number, and domination number, respectively. Finally, we give a proof of a conjecture in [J. Li, X. Li, L. Wang, The minimal Estrada index of trees with two maximum degree vertices, MATCH Commun. Math. Comput. Chem. 64 (2010) 799-810] on trees with minimum Estrada index among the set of trees with two adjacent vertices of maximum degree.     

A greedy algorithm for multicut and integral multiflow in rooted trees

We present an O(min(Kn,n²)) algorithm to solve the maximum integral multiflow and minimum multicut problems in rooted trees, where K is the number of commodities and n is the number of vertices. These problems are NP-hard in undirected trees but polynomial in directed trees. In the algorithm we propose, we first use a greedy procedure to build the multiflow then we use duality properties to obtain the multicut and prove the optimality.     

Dominating and large induced trees in regular graphs

Recently Chen et al. [Tree domination in graphs, Ars Combin. 73 (2004) 193-203] asked for characterizations of the class of graphs and the class of regular graphs that have an induced dominating tree, i.e. for which there exists a dominating set that induces a tree.We give a somewhat negative answer to their question by proving that the corresponding decision problems are NP-complete. Furthermore, we prove essentially best-possible lower bounds on the maximum order of induced trees in connected cacti of maximum degree 3 and connected cubic graphs.Finally, we give a forbidden induced subgraph condition for the existence of induced dominating trees.     

最小最大树划分的近似算法与最小和树划分的精确算法

本文研究把连通赋权图的点集划分成p个子集,要求每个点子集的导出子图都连通,并且使得所得到的p个子图的最小支撑树中权重最大者的权重达到最小(最小最大树划分问题),或者使得所得到的p个子图的最小支撑树权重之和达到最小(最小和树划分问题)．文中给出了最小最大树划分问题的强NP困难性证明,并给出了一个多项式时间算法,该算法是最小最大树划分问题的竞争比为p的近似算法,同时是最小和树划分问题的精确算法．     

直径为d的n阶树的谱半径

二分图的特征值在量子化学中有意义，因此研究其图论性质和其特征值间的关系是有背景的，设Pd＋1（[d＋2/2],n-d-1,Pd＋1（[d＋4/2],n-d-1）分别为路Pd＋1的第[d＋2/2]和第[d＋4/2]个顶点上接出n-d-1条悬挂边所得到的树，本文证明了：若把所有直径为d（d≥1）的n阶树按其最大特征值从大到小的顺序排列，则排在前两位的依次是Pd＋1（[d＋2/2],n-d-1,Pd＋1（[d＋4/2],n-d-1） 。     

具有最小反对称分割指数的化学树

设图$G$,其中边集为$E(G)$,顶点集$V(G)$.反对称分割指数被定义为$ISDD(G)=\sum_{uv \in E(G)}\dfrac{d_ud_v}{d_u^2+d_v^2}$,其中$d_u$, $d_v$分别为顶点$u,v$的度.化学树就是顶点的度不超过4的树.在本文中,我们刻画出具有最小反对称分割指数的$n$阶化学树.