Graph theory is one of the branches of modern mathematics having experienced a most impressive development in recent years. The basis of graph theory is in combinatorics, and the role of graphics is. Graph theory 3 a graph is a diagram of points and lines connected to the points. An amagic graph g is said to be z kmagic graph if the group a is z k, the group of integers modulo k and these graphs are referred as kmagic graphs. Jenzy and trenkler 4 proved that a graph g is magic if and only if every edge of g is contained in a 12factor. General definitions of cycles, wheels, fans, friendship graphs, magic labeling, vertex magic total labeling, edge magic total labeling, total magic labeling are as follows. Graph is a mathematical representation of a network and it describes the relationship between lines and points. A circuit starting and ending at vertex a is shown below. In an undirected graph, an edge is an unordered pair of vertices. A total edge magic graph is called a super edge magic if fvg 1,2. Let g be an avertex consecutive magic graph of n vertices and e n. An introduction to enumeration and graph theory pdf a walk through combinatorics. An edge magic graceful labeling of a graph g is super edge magic graceful if the set of vertex labels is 1, 2, p.
For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Example in the above graph, there are three vertices named a, b, and c. Graph theoretic applications and models usually involve connections to the real. Degreemagic labelings on the join and composition of. Graph theory 121 circuit a circuit is a path that begins and ends at the same vertex.
Raziya begam tree with three vertices and s2 a star on three vertices then t3 s2 is formed as follows. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in magic labelings due to a number of results that have applications to the problem of decomposing graphs into trees. A magic graph is a graph whose edges are labelled by positive integers, so that the sum over the edges incident with any vertex is the same, independent of the choice of vertex. A graph consists of some points and lines between them. One reason graph theory is such a rich area of study is that it deals with such a fundamental concept. In this paper, the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of degreemagic labelings of graphs obtained by taking the join and. An introduction to enumeration and graph theory bona, miklos this is a textbook for an introductory combinatorics course lasting one or two semesters. Two important graphs connected to the group action. Over the last 50 years, many generalizations of magic ideas have been applied to graphs. Also a graph g which admits a super edge magic graceful labeling is called a super edge magic graceful graph.
Diestel is excellent and has a free version available online. We will discuss only a certain few important types of graphs in this chapter. In this paper we present a survey of existing results on distance magic graphs along with our recent results,open. Contents list of figuresv using these notesxi chapter 1. Ebook graph theory as pdf download portable document format. Muntanerbatle, on edgemagic labelings of certain disjoint union graphs, j. An effort has been made to present the various topics in the theory of graphs. Longstanding problems are surveyed and presented along with recent results in classical labelings. Chang graphs cheeger constant graph theory chordal graph chromatic. There is nothing in the book that would not be accessible for an undergraduate. Graph theory wikibooks, open books for an open world. The fascinating world of graph theory explores the questions and puzzles that have been studied, and often solved, through graph theory.
Graph theory on demand printing of 02787 by frank harary. In recent years, graph theory has established itself as an important mathematical tool in a wide variety of subjects, ranging from operational research and chemistry to. What are some good books for selfstudying graph theory. It has at least one line joining a set of two vertices with no vertex connecting itself. Any graph which admits a distance magic labeling is called a distance magic graph. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The dots are called nodes or vertices and the lines are.
This book takes readers on a journey through these labelings, from early beginnings with magic squares up to the latest results and beyond. This book takes readers on a journey through these labelings, from early beginnings with magic squares up to the. Acknowledgement much of the material in these notes is from the books graph theory by reinhard diestel and introductiontographtheory bydouglaswest. The problem of identifying which kinds of super edge magic graphs are weak magic graphs is addressed in this paper. Degreemagic graphs extend supermagic regular graphs. In these algorithms, data structure issues have a large role, too see e. Magic graph is a powerful and easytouse graphing tool for plotting and analysing graphs of mathematical functions. Magic and antimagic graphs attributes, observations and. Looking for avertex consecutive magic graphs with e n and minimum degree one, we show the following result. It may seem strange to term a graph as having an \antimagic labeling, but the term comes from its connection to magic labelings and magic squares. Graph theory is the study of interactions between nodes vertices and edges connections between the vertices, and it relates to topics such as combinatorics, scheduling, and connectivity making it useful. This book is a comprehensive text on graph theory and the subject matter is presented in an organized and.
The fundamental domain of the action is a subgraph x of such that x. The inhouse pdf rendering service has been withdrawn. Starting from the very basics, the book offers a detailed account of all magic and antimagic type labelings of undirected graphs. Does there exist a walk crossing each of the seven. In addition, the book covers an assortment of variations on the labeling theme, all in one selfcontained monograph. Connected a graph is connected if there is a path from any vertex. Zmagic graphs were considered by stanley 18, 19, who pointed out that the theory of magic. Magic squares are among the more popular mathematical recreations.
Cycle is a graph where there is an edge between the adjacent vertices only and the vertex is adjacent to last one. This is a very basic survey on magic labelings of graphs, which are a special case of the general topic of graph labelings. It is not the easiest book around, but it runs deep and has a nice unifying theme of studying how. Magic and antimagic labelings are among the oldest labeling schemes in graph theory. Free graph theory books download ebooks online textbooks.