On(a,1)-Vertex-Antimagic Edge Labeling of Regular Graphs

Abstract

An(a,s)-vertex-antimagic edge labeling(or an(a,s)-VAElabeling, for short) ofGis a bijective mapping from the edge setE(G)of a graphGto the set of integers1,2,…,|E(G)|with the property that the vertex-weights form an arithmetic sequence starting fromaand having common differences, whereaandsare two positive integers, and the vertex-weight is the sum of the labels of all edges incident to the vertex. A graph is called(a,s)-antimagic if it admits an(a,s)-VAElabeling. In this paper, we investigate the existence of(a,1)-VAE labeling for disconnected 3-regular graphs. Also, we define and study a new concept(a,s)-vertex-antimagic edge deficiency, as an extension of(a,s)-VAE labeling, for measuring how close a graph is away from being an(a,s)-antimagic graph. Furthermore, the(a,1)-VAE deficiency of Hamiltonian regular graphs of even degree is completely determined. More open problems are mentioned in the concluding remarks.