Note: On extremal unicyclic molecular graphs with maximal Hosoya index

  • Authors:
  • Jianping Ou

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics & Physics, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China

  • Venue:
  • Discrete Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Let G be a unicyclic n-vertex graph and Z(G) be its Hosoya index, let F"n stand for the nth Fibonacci number. It is proved in this paper that Z(G)@?F"n"+"1+F"n"-"1 with the equality holding if and only if G is isomorphic to C"n, the n-vertex cycle, and that if GC"n then Z(G)@?F"n"+"1+2F"n"-"3 with the equality holding if and only if G=Q"n or D"n, where graph Q"n is obtained by pasting one endpoint of a 3-vertex path to a vertex of C"n"-"2 and D"n is obtained by pasting one endpoint of an (n-3)-vertex path to a vertex of C"4.