A fundamental theorem on graph operators

A graph operator is a function [Formula: see text] defined on some set of graphs such that whenever two graphs G and H are isomorphic, written [Formula: see text], then [Formula: see text]. For a graph G not in the domain of [Formula: see text], we put [Formula: see text]. Also, let us define [Formu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Severino V. Gervacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Mathematics Open
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2811007225500105
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A graph operator is a function [Formula: see text] defined on some set of graphs such that whenever two graphs G and H are isomorphic, written [Formula: see text], then [Formula: see text]. For a graph G not in the domain of [Formula: see text], we put [Formula: see text]. Also, let us define [Formula: see text], and for any integer [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] We prove that if [Formula: see text] is a graph operator, then the sequence [Formula: see text] has only three possible types of behavior. Either [Formula: see text] for some integer [Formula: see text], or [Formula: see text], or there exist integers [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] such that the graphs [Formula: see text] are non-isomorphic ([Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] for all integers [Formula: see text]. We illustrate this using two new graph operators, namely, the path graph operator and the claw graph operator.
ISSN:2811-0072