Improved Lower Bounds on the General Reduced Second Zagreb Index of Trees and Unicyclic Graphs

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Main Authors: Dehgardi, Nasrin, Klavžar, Sandi, Azari, Mahdieh
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author Dehgardi, Nasrin
Klavžar, Sandi
Azari, Mahdieh
author_facet Dehgardi, Nasrin
Klavžar, Sandi
Azari, Mahdieh
contents For a simple graph $Γ$ and a real number $λ$, the general reduced second Zagreb index is defined by the formula $$GRM_λ(Γ)=\sum_{ab\in E(Γ)}[(°_Γ(a)+λ)(°_Γ(b)+λ)]\,.$$ A sharp lower bound for $GRM_λ$ over all trees of given order and maximum degree under the condition that $λ\ge -\frac{1}{2}$ is established. A parallel result is proved for unicyclic graphs under the condition $λ\ge -\frac{1}{2}$. The corresponding minimal trees and unicyclic graphs are identified. These findings improve upon the lower bounds previously established by Buyantogtokh, Horoldagva, and Das concerning $GRM_λ$ of trees and unicyclic graphs of given order.
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spellingShingle Improved Lower Bounds on the General Reduced Second Zagreb Index of Trees and Unicyclic Graphs
Dehgardi, Nasrin
Klavžar, Sandi
Azari, Mahdieh
Combinatorics
For a simple graph $Γ$ and a real number $λ$, the general reduced second Zagreb index is defined by the formula $$GRM_λ(Γ)=\sum_{ab\in E(Γ)}[(°_Γ(a)+λ)(°_Γ(b)+λ)]\,.$$ A sharp lower bound for $GRM_λ$ over all trees of given order and maximum degree under the condition that $λ\ge -\frac{1}{2}$ is established. A parallel result is proved for unicyclic graphs under the condition $λ\ge -\frac{1}{2}$. The corresponding minimal trees and unicyclic graphs are identified. These findings improve upon the lower bounds previously established by Buyantogtokh, Horoldagva, and Das concerning $GRM_λ$ of trees and unicyclic graphs of given order.
title Improved Lower Bounds on the General Reduced Second Zagreb Index of Trees and Unicyclic Graphs
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.30402