On \((a, 1)\)-vertex-antimagic edge labeling of regular graphs (Q2336921)

Summary: An \((a, s)\)-vertex-antimagic edge labeling (or an \((a, s)\)-VAE labeling, for short) of \(G\) is a bijective mapping from the edge set \(E(G)\) of a graph \(G\) to the set of integers \(1,2, \dots, | E(G) |\) with the property that the vertex-weights form an arithmetic sequence starting from \(a\) and having common difference \(s\), where \(a\) and \(s\) are 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 \((a, s)\)-VAE labeling. 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.