Counterexamples against some families of chromatically unique graphs

Chromatically Unique Multibridge Graphs

Let θ(a1, a2, · · · , ak) denote the graph obtained by connecting two distinct vertices with k independent paths of lengths a1, a2, · · · , ak respectively. Assume that 2 ≤ a1 ≤ a2 ≤ · · · ≤ ak. We prove that the graph θ(a1, a2, · · · , ak) is chromatically unique if ak < a1 + a2, and find examples showing that θ(a1, a2, · · · , ak) may not be chromatically unique if ak = a1 + a2.

Classes of chromatically unique graphs

Borowiecki, M. and E. Drgas-Burchardt, Classes of chromatically unique graphs, Discrete Mathematics Ill (1993) 71-75. We prove that graphs obtained from complete equibipartite graphs by deleting some independent sets of edges are chromatically unique. 1. Preliminary definitions and results In this paper we consider finite, undirected, simple and loopless graphs. Two graphs G and H are said to b...

Chromatically Supremal Decompositions of Graphs

If G is a graph, a G-decomposition of a host graph H is a partition of the edges of H into subgraphs of H which are isomorphic to G. The chromatic index of a Gdecomposition of H is the minimum number of colors required to color the parts of the decomposition so that parts which share a common node get different colors. We establish an upper bound on the chromatic index and characterize those de...

Indecomposable r-graphs and some other counterexamples

$Z_k$-Magic Labeling of Some Families of Graphs

For any non-trivial abelian group A under addition a graph $G$ is said to be $A$-textit{magic}  if there exists a labeling $f:E(G) rightarrow A-{0}$ such that, the vertex labeling $f^+$  defined as $f^+(v) = sum f(uv)$ taken over all edges $uv$ incident at $v$ is a constant. An $A$-textit{magic} graph $G$ is said to be $Z_k$-magic graph if the group $A$ is $Z_k$  the group of integers modulo $k...