On Link-irregular Digraphs

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Main Authors: Bastien, Alexander, Khormali, Omid
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author Bastien, Alexander
Khormali, Omid
author_facet Bastien, Alexander
Khormali, Omid
contents We extend the study of link-irregular graphs to directed graphs (digraphs), where a digraph is link-irregular if no two vertices have isomorphic directed links. We establish that link-irregular digraphs exist on $n$ vertices if and only if $n \geq 5$, and prove that their underlying graphs must contain 3-cycles. We conjecture that link-irregular tournaments exist if and only if $n \geq 6$, providing explicit constructions for $n \leq 8$ and computational verification for $n \leq 100$. We derive lower bounds on the minimum degree and outdegree required for link-irregularity, establish that almost all link-irregular digraphs are nonplanar, and prove that any link-irregular orientable graph admits a link-irregular labeling. Additionally, we construct explicit examples of link-irregular digraphs with constant outdegree and regular tournaments.
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spellingShingle On Link-irregular Digraphs
Bastien, Alexander
Khormali, Omid
Combinatorics
05C20, 05C35, 05C78
We extend the study of link-irregular graphs to directed graphs (digraphs), where a digraph is link-irregular if no two vertices have isomorphic directed links. We establish that link-irregular digraphs exist on $n$ vertices if and only if $n \geq 5$, and prove that their underlying graphs must contain 3-cycles. We conjecture that link-irregular tournaments exist if and only if $n \geq 6$, providing explicit constructions for $n \leq 8$ and computational verification for $n \leq 100$. We derive lower bounds on the minimum degree and outdegree required for link-irregularity, establish that almost all link-irregular digraphs are nonplanar, and prove that any link-irregular orientable graph admits a link-irregular labeling. Additionally, we construct explicit examples of link-irregular digraphs with constant outdegree and regular tournaments.
title On Link-irregular Digraphs
topic Combinatorics
05C20, 05C35, 05C78
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20494