On $\overrightarrow{C_{n}}$-irregular oriented graphs

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Main Authors: Dovzhenok, Tatiana, Lukashenko, Ilya, Filiuta, Yahor
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Published: 2025
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author Dovzhenok, Tatiana
Lukashenko, Ilya
Filiuta, Yahor
author_facet Dovzhenok, Tatiana
Lukashenko, Ilya
Filiuta, Yahor
contents Let $F$ and $G$ be simple finite oriented graphs (without symmetric arcs). A graph $G$ is called $F$-irregular if any two distinct vertices in $G$ belong to a different number of subgraphs of $G$ isomorphic to $F$. In this paper, we investigate the problem of the existence of $\overrightarrow{C_n}$-irregular graphs, where $\overrightarrow{C_n}$ is an oriented cycle of order $n$ (a strongly connected oriented graph that is formed from a simple undirected cycle $C_n$ on $n$ vertices by orienting each of its edges). For every integer $n \ge 3$, we prove that there exists an infinite family of $\overrightarrow{C_n}$-irregular graphs. In addition, we show that the order of a non-trivial $\overrightarrow{C_3}$-irregular graph can be any integer not less than $10$ and no others. We also construct $\overrightarrow{C_4}$-irregular graphs of any order at least $7$ and prove that there are no non-trivial $\overrightarrow{C_4}$-irregular graphs of order less than $7$.
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spellingShingle On $\overrightarrow{C_{n}}$-irregular oriented graphs
Dovzhenok, Tatiana
Lukashenko, Ilya
Filiuta, Yahor
Combinatorics
Let $F$ and $G$ be simple finite oriented graphs (without symmetric arcs). A graph $G$ is called $F$-irregular if any two distinct vertices in $G$ belong to a different number of subgraphs of $G$ isomorphic to $F$. In this paper, we investigate the problem of the existence of $\overrightarrow{C_n}$-irregular graphs, where $\overrightarrow{C_n}$ is an oriented cycle of order $n$ (a strongly connected oriented graph that is formed from a simple undirected cycle $C_n$ on $n$ vertices by orienting each of its edges). For every integer $n \ge 3$, we prove that there exists an infinite family of $\overrightarrow{C_n}$-irregular graphs. In addition, we show that the order of a non-trivial $\overrightarrow{C_3}$-irregular graph can be any integer not less than $10$ and no others. We also construct $\overrightarrow{C_4}$-irregular graphs of any order at least $7$ and prove that there are no non-trivial $\overrightarrow{C_4}$-irregular graphs of order less than $7$.
title On $\overrightarrow{C_{n}}$-irregular oriented graphs
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05487