Generalized stepwise irregular graphs: graph operations and construction of $3$-SI graphs

Document Type : Full Length Article

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Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran.

10.22061/jdma.2025.12410.1156

Abstract

Generalized stepwise irregular (GSI) graphs are graphs in which the degree difference between every pair of adjacent vertices is positive constant. Specifically, a graph $G $ is called a $ k $-stepwise irregular ( k -SI) graph if $|d_G(u)-d_G(v)|=k$ for each edge $uv \in E(G) $. In this paper, We examine the behavior of GSI graphs under some graph operations, such as sum, corona product, complement, subdivision, line graph, and vertex deletion. An Infinite family of $ 3$-SI graphs with a given cyclomatic number and distinct cycles are constructed. Further, a lower bound on the size of the unicyclic $3$-SI graphs is proposed.

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Generalized stepwise irregular graphs: graph operations and construction of $3$-SI graphs

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Volume 11, Issue 1
March 2026
Pages 33-42
  • Receive Date: 19 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 11 November 2025
  • Accept Date: 15 November 2025
  • First Publish Date: 30 January 2026
  • Publish Date: 01 March 2026