On the Maximum Zagreb Indices of Graphs with k Cut Vertices

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-106

  Zhao, Qin ^a   Li, Shuchao ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clique; Cut vertex; Pendent path; Randi connectivity index; Zagreb index

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT VERTICES; CONNECTED GRAPH; CONNECTIVITY INDICES; CUT VERTEX; EXTREMAL GRAPH; SUM OF PRODUCTS; SUM OF SQUARES; UPPER BOUND; VERTEX DEGREE;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 77953612237     PISSN: 01678019     EISSN: 15729036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10440-009-9534-1     Document Type: Article

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