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On bipartite graphs with the minimum number of spanning trees 关于具有最少生成树的二叉图
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114514
Shicai Gong, Yue Xu, Peng Zou, Jiaxin Wang
{"title":"On bipartite graphs with the minimum number of spanning trees","authors":"Shicai Gong,&nbsp;Yue Xu,&nbsp;Peng Zou,&nbsp;Jiaxin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114514","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114514","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The collection of all (simple and connected) bipartite graphs with cyclomatic number <em>ω</em> is denoted by <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>ω</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>. We use <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo>;</mo><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow></msubsup></math></span> to denote the graph obtained from the complete bipartite graph <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> by removing <span><math><mi>a</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>c</mi></math></span> edges that are all connected to the same vertex of degree <em>a</em>, here <span><math><mi>a</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>b</mi></math></span> and <em>c</em> are integers with <span><math><mn>2</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>c</mi><mo>&lt;</mo><mi>a</mi><mo>≤</mo><mi>b</mi></math></span>. The term <span><math><mi>S</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> denotes the skeleton of the graph <em>G</em>, which is defined as the largest induced subgraph of <em>G</em> that contains no pendant vertices.</div><div>In this paper, we investigate the problem of characterizing the graphs within <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>ω</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> that possess the minimum number of spanning trees. We show that the skeleton of each graph with the minimum number of spanning trees in <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>ω</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> is either <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>b</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, where <em>a</em> and <em>b</em> are positive integers with <span><math><mn>2</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>a</mi><mo>≤</mo><mi>b</mi></math></span> and <span><math><mo>(</mo><mi>a</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo><mo>(</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo><mo>=</mo><mi>ω</mi></math></span>, or <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo>;</mo><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow></msubsup></math></span>, where <span><math><mi>a</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>b</mi></math></span> and <em>c</em> are positive integers satisfying <span><math><mn>2</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>c</mi><mo>&lt;</mo><mi>a</mi><mo>≤</mo><mi>b</mi></math></span> and <span><math><mi>c</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mo>(</mo><mi>a</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo><mo>(</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo><mo>=</mo><mi>ω</mi></math></span>. In addition, we establish some structural properties by the method of analysis to further reduce those candidate graphs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 7","pages":"Article 114514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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On the maximum number of r-cliques in graphs free of complete r-partite subgraphs
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114508
József Balogh , Suyun Jiang , Haoran Luo
{"title":"On the maximum number of r-cliques in graphs free of complete r-partite subgraphs","authors":"József Balogh ,&nbsp;Suyun Jiang ,&nbsp;Haoran Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114508","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114508","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We estimate the maximum possible number of cliques of size <em>r</em> in an <em>n</em>-vertex graph free of a fixed complete <em>r</em>-partite graph <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><mo>…</mo><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></math></span>. By viewing every <em>r</em>-clique as a hyperedge, the upper bound on the Turán number of the complete <em>r</em>-partite hypergraphs gives the upper bound <span><math><mi>O</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><msup><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><msubsup><mrow><mo>∏</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msubsup><msub><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msup><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>. We improve this to <span><math><mi>o</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><msup><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><msubsup><mrow><mo>∏</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msubsup><msub><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msup><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>. The main tool in our proof is the graph removal lemma. We also provide several lower bound constructions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 8","pages":"Article 114508"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The saturation number of C6
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114504
Yongxin Lan , Yongtang Shi , Yiqiao Wang , Junxue Zhang
{"title":"The saturation number of C6","authors":"Yongxin Lan ,&nbsp;Yongtang Shi ,&nbsp;Yiqiao Wang ,&nbsp;Junxue Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114504","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114504","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A graph <em>G</em> is called <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>-saturated if <em>G</em> is <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>-free but <span><math><mi>G</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>e</mi></math></span> is not for any <span><math><mi>e</mi><mo>∈</mo><mi>E</mi><mo>(</mo><mover><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow><mo>‾</mo></mover><mo>)</mo></math></span>. The saturation number of <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, denoted <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span>, is the minimum number of edges in a <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>-saturated graph on <em>n</em> vertices. Finding the exact values of <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> has been one of the most intriguing open problems in extremal graph theory. In this paper, we study the saturation number of <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>. We prove that <span><math><mn>4</mn><mi>n</mi><mo>/</mo><mn>3</mn><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo><mo>≤</mo><mo>(</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>n</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo><mo>/</mo><mn>3</mn></math></span> for all <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>9</mn></math></span>, which significantly improves the existing lower and upper bounds for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 8","pages":"Article 114504"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rainbow directed version of Dirac's theorem
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114506
Hao Li , Luyi Li , Ping Li , Xueliang Li
{"title":"Rainbow directed version of Dirac's theorem","authors":"Hao Li ,&nbsp;Luyi Li ,&nbsp;Ping Li ,&nbsp;Xueliang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Let <span><math><mi>G</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>{</mo><msub><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow></msub><mo>:</mo><mi>i</mi><mo>∈</mo><mo>[</mo><mi>s</mi><mo>]</mo><mo>}</mo></math></span> be a collection of not necessarily distinct graphs on the same vertex set <em>V</em>. A graph <em>H</em> is called <em>rainbow</em> in <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span> if any two edges of <em>H</em> belong to different graphs of <span><math><mi>G</mi></math></span>. In 2020, Joos and Kim proved a rainbow version of Dirac's theorem. In this paper, we prove a rainbow directed version of Dirac's theorem asymptotically: For each <span><math><mn>0</mn><mo>&lt;</mo><mi>ε</mi><mo>&lt;</mo><mn>1</mn></math></span>, there exists an integer <em>N</em> such that when <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≥</mo><mi>N</mi></math></span> the following holds. Let <span><math><mi>D</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>{</mo><msub><mrow><mi>D</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow></msub><mo>:</mo><mi>i</mi><mo>∈</mo><mo>[</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>]</mo><mo>}</mo></math></span> be a collection of <em>n</em>-vertex digraphs on the same vertex set <em>V</em>. If both the out-degree and the in-degree of <em>v</em> are at least <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></mfrac><mo>+</mo><mi>ε</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mi>n</mi></math></span> for each vertex <span><math><mi>v</mi><mo>∈</mo><mi>V</mi></math></span> and each integer <span><math><mi>i</mi><mo>∈</mo><mo>[</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>]</mo></math></span>, then <span><math><mi>D</mi></math></span> contains a rainbow Hamiltonian cycle. Furthermore, we provide a sufficient condition for the existence of arbitrary rainbow tournaments in a collection of <em>n</em>-vertex digraphs, where a <em>tournament</em> is an oriented graph of a complete graph.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 8","pages":"Article 114506"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Every even cycle of order at least 8 has a mirror labeling
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114503
Jonathan Calzadillas , Dan McQuillan , James M. McQuillan
{"title":"Every even cycle of order at least 8 has a mirror labeling","authors":"Jonathan Calzadillas ,&nbsp;Dan McQuillan ,&nbsp;James M. McQuillan","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114503","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114503","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A mirror labeling of the cycle <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> is a vertex-magic total labeling (VMTL) for the cycle <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> with the property that if <em>x</em> is a vertex label, then <span><math><mn>2</mn><mi>n</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi></math></span> is an edge label, for each <span><math><mn>1</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>n</mi></math></span>. (Note that any mirror labeling for <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> can be easily converted into an edge-magic total labeling for <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> with the same property, and vice versa.) It has been known for decades that every odd cycle has a mirror labeling. Mirror labelings for <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> with <em>n</em> even are considerably more difficult to construct generally, with only the case <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≡</mo><mn>2</mn></math></span> mod 8 having been provided. In this paper, we obtain mirror labelings for all remaining cases, namely <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≡</mo><mn>6</mn></math></span> mod 8, <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>14</mn></math></span> and <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≡</mo><mn>0</mn></math></span> mod 4, <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>8</mn></math></span>.</div><div>This result has significant ramifications for the study of vertex-magic total labelings of graphs generally. A quarter century ago, James MacDougall provided his guiding conjecture positing that every regular graph of degree at least 2 has a VMTL, except for the disjoint union <span><math><mn>2</mn><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>. Ian Gray showed that every Hamiltonian regular graph of odd order possesses a VMTL, and introduced mirror vertex-magic total labelings as a tool to obtain a similar, general result for even order regular graphs. However, a key technical part of his program was missing, namely, the existence of mirror VMTLs for even order cycles. A mirror labeling is a particular kind of mirror VMTL. Thus, the results of this work provide the missing piece required for Gray's program. It now follows, that any Hamiltonian <span><math><mo>(</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>t</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>)</mo></math></span>-regular graph of any even order (<span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>8</mn></math></span>, <span><math><mi>t</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>0</mn></math></span>) must have a VMTL. This provides substantial new progress towards resolving MacDougall's Conjecture.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 8","pages":"Article 114503"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Constructing balanced 2p-variable rotation symmetric Boolean functions with optimal algebraic immunity, high nonlinearity and high algebraic degree
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114513
Jiao Du , Xiaoting Chen , Yongxia Mao , Qiang Gao , Tianyin Wang
{"title":"Constructing balanced 2p-variable rotation symmetric Boolean functions with optimal algebraic immunity, high nonlinearity and high algebraic degree","authors":"Jiao Du ,&nbsp;Xiaoting Chen ,&nbsp;Yongxia Mao ,&nbsp;Qiang Gao ,&nbsp;Tianyin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114513","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114513","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>How to design cryptographic Boolean functions is a challenge work in the design of stream and block ciphers. Cryptographic criteria of Boolean functions are connected with some known cryptanalytic attacks. To resist these known attacks, it is important to search Boolean functions with some properties, including balancedness, optimal algebraic immunity, high algebraic degree, good nonlinearity, high correlation immunity, etc. Rotation symmetric Boolean functions (RSBFs) can have these properties simultaneously. In this paper, we propose a new class of balanced 2<em>p</em>-variable RSBFs based on the compositions of an integer, where <em>p</em> is an odd prime. It is found that the functions of this class have optimal algebraic immunity, and their nonlinearity reaches <span><math><msup><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>p</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup><mo>−</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><mtable><mtr><mtd><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>p</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mi>p</mi></mtd></mtr></mtable><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><msubsup><mrow><mo>∑</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msubsup><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>i</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>i</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mtable><mtr><mtd><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>i</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></mtd></mtr></mtable><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>+</mo><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>η</mi></mrow></msub><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></math></span> (where <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>η</mi></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>−</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>p</mi><mspace></mspace><mrow><mi>mod</mi></mrow><mspace></mspace><mn>4</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></mfrac></math></span> and <em>p</em> is an odd prime), which is higher than the previously constructed balanced even-variable RSBFs with optimal algebraic immunity. At the same time, the algebraic degree of the constructed functions are studied, and the results show that they can be optimal under certain conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 8","pages":"Article 114513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Complete weight enumerators and weight hierarchies of two classes of linear codes
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114510
Jiawei He, Yinjin Liao
{"title":"Complete weight enumerators and weight hierarchies of two classes of linear codes","authors":"Jiawei He,&nbsp;Yinjin Liao","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114510","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114510","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study of generalized Hamming weights for linear coding is an important area of research in coding theory as it provides valuable structural information about coding and plays a crucial role in determining the performance of coding in various applications. In this paper, two distinct classes of linear codes are devised through the selection of two particular defining sets. Initially, the weight distributions of these codes are ascertained. Subsequently, by conducting a detailed analysis of the intersections between the defining sets and the duals of all <em>r</em>-dimensional subspaces, the complete weight hierarchies of the two classes of linear codes are successfully determined.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 9","pages":"Article 114510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quasi-orthogonal extension of symmetric matrices
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114517
Abderrahim Boussaïri , Brahim Chergui , Zaineb Sarir , Mohamed Zouagui
{"title":"Quasi-orthogonal extension of symmetric matrices","authors":"Abderrahim Boussaïri ,&nbsp;Brahim Chergui ,&nbsp;Zaineb Sarir ,&nbsp;Mohamed Zouagui","doi":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114517","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.disc.2025.114517","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>×</mo><mi>n</mi></math></span> real matrix <em>Q</em> is quasi-orthogonal if <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>⊤</mo></mrow></msup><mi>Q</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>q</mi><msub><mrow><mi>I</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> for some positive real number <em>q</em>. If <em>M</em> is a principal sub-matrix of a quasi-orthogonal matrix <em>Q</em>, we say that <em>Q</em> is a quasi-orthogonal extension of <em>M</em>. In a recent work, the authors have investigated this notion for the class of real skew-symmetric matrices. Using a different approach, this paper addresses the case of symmetric matrices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50572,"journal":{"name":"Discrete Mathematics","volume":"348 8","pages":"Article 114517"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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On proper hamiltonicity and proper (even) pancyclicity of arc-colored complete (balanced bipartite) digraphs
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114507
Mengyu Duan , Zhiwei Guo , Binlong Li , Shenggui Zhang
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The graph of a family of functions over quadratic extensions of finite fields
IF 0.7 3区 数学
Discrete Mathematics Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2025.114500
Claude Gravel , Daniel Panario , Hugo Teixeira
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