The Randić index of a graph G is defined as R(G) = ∑ u∼v (d(u)d(v))− 2 , where d(u) is the degree of vertex u, and the summation goes over all pairs of adjacent vertices u, v. A conjecture of R(G) for connected graph with n vertices is as follows: R(G)−D √2− n+1 2 and R(G) D 1 2 + √ 2−1 n−1 , where D is the diameter of G. In this paper, we prove that this conjecture is true for unicyclic graphs.

Let G be a collection of graphs with n vertices. We present a simple description of [G]χ = {H ∈ G : χ(H) = χ(G)} where χ denotes the Randić index. We associate to G a Q-linear map ρ : Qm → Qk (for some integers k, m depending on G) such that the kernel of ρ contains the necessary information to describe [G]χ in terms of linear equations. These results provide precise tools for analyzing the beh...

We develop the idea that the use of ad hoc molecular descriptors in QSAR/QSPR studies is not an optimal solution. Instead, we propose to optimize these descriptors for the specific properties under study. In the case of topological indices (TIs) we propose the use of the generalized topological indices (GTIs), which account for several of the classical TIs in one single graph invariant. GTIs re...

The eccentricity of a vertex is the maximum distance from it to another vertex and the average eccentricity ecc(G) of a graph G is the mean value of eccentricities of all vertices of G. The average eccentricity is deeply connected with a topological descriptor called the eccentric connectivity index, defined as a sum of products of vertex degrees and eccentricities. In this paper we analyze ext...

Recently two new degree concepts have been defined in graph theory: ev-degree and ve-degree. Also the evdegree and ve-degree Zagreb and Randić indices have been defined very recently as parallel of the classical definitions of Zagreb and Randić indices. It was shown that ev-degree and ve-degree topological indices can be used as possible tools in QSPR researches . In this paper we define the ve...