Zagreb indices of graphs

Abstract

The first Zagreb index M₁(G) is equal to the sum of squares of the degrees of the vertices, and the second Zagreb index M₂(G) is equal to the sum of the products of the degrees of pairs of adjacent vertices of the underlying molecular graph G. In this paper, we obtain lower and upper bounds on the first Zagreb index M₁(G) of G in terms of the number of vertices (n), number of edges (m), maximum vertex degree (Δ), and minimum vertex degree (δ). Using this result, we find lower and upper bounds on M₂(G). Also, we present lower and upper bounds on M₂(G) +M₂(G) in terms of n, m, Δ, and δ, where G denotes the complement of G. Moreover, we determine the bounds on first Zagreb coindex M₁(G) and second Zagreb coindex M₂(G). Finally, we give a relation between the first Zagreb index and the second Zagreb index of graph G.

Keywords

Graph / first Zagreb index / second Zagreb index / Narumi-Katayama index / inverse degree

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