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Article

Edge Odd Graceful Labeling in Some Wheel-Related Graphs

by
Mohammed Aljohani
1,*,† and
Salama Nagy Daoud
1,2,*,†
1
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah 41411, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin EI Kom 32511, Egypt
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Mathematics 2024, 12(8), 1203; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12081203
Submission received: 10 March 2024 / Revised: 11 April 2024 / Accepted: 12 April 2024 / Published: 17 April 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Graph Theory and Combinatorics)

Abstract

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A graph’s edge labeling involves the allocation of symbols (colors or numbers) to the edges of a graph governed by specific criteria. Such labeling of a graph G with order n and size m is named edge odd graceful if there is a bijective map φ from the set of edges E ( G ) = { e 1 , , e m } to the set { 1 , 3 , , 2 m 1 } in a way that the derived transformation φ from the vertex-set V ( G ) = { v 1 , , v n } to the set { 0 , 1 , 2 , , 2 m 1 } given by φ ( u ) = u v E ( G ) φ ( u v ) mod ( 2 m ) is injective. Any graph is named edge odd graceful if it permits an edge odd graceful allocation (Solairaju and Chithra). The primary aim of this study is to define and explore the edge odd graceful labeling of five new families of wheel-related graphs. Consequently, necessary and sufficient conditions for these families to be edge odd graceful are provided.

1. Introduction

Let G = ( V ( G ) , E ( G ) ) be a simple, connected, finite, and undirected graph, where n is the number of its vertices and m is the number of its edges. An edge labeling of G is an allocation of symbols (integers) to the edges of G, governed by specific criteria. Graph labeling, whether it is vertex or edge labeling, plays a significant role in understanding and resolving issues associated with graphs and networks across a wide range of fields. It facilitates effective representation, identification of patterns, optimization, and communication in diverse applications. As a fundamental tool in graph theory, graph labeling holds important practical implications (see [1,2,3]). Although graph labeling is crucial for applications, it remains an active area of research within graph theory. Two fundamental questions for edge labeling are: What is the family of graphs that admit an edge labeling? What are the necessary and sufficient conditions for these graphs to have such labeling?
The paper is organized into two main sections and multiple subsections to ensure a clear structure of the content. The introductory part offers contextual information concerning graph labeling, elucidating the importance of the present study and introducing the research problem, which focuses on investigating the edge odd graceful labeling in diverse graph families. The results section is further divided into subsections numbered Section 2.1, Section 2.2, Section 2.3, Section 2.4 and Section 2.5. Within each of these subsections, we define specific categories of graphs, namely, closed flower graphs, cog wheel graphs, triangulated wheel graphs, double crown-wheel graphs, and crown-triangulated wheel graphs, respectively. For every graph family, we provide comprehensive conditions that are both necessary and sufficient to establish their edge odd graceful nature. It is worth noting that all the graphs examined in this paper have no loops, no multi-edges, and no weighted edges.
Most of the references in the literature attribute the beginning of graph labeling to the work of Rosa [4] in 1967. In Rosa’s paper, a labeling of G called β -valuation was introduced as an injection φ from the set of vertices V ( G ) to the set { 0 , 1 , 2 , , m } such that when each edge e = u v is designated as | φ ( u ) φ ( v ) | , the derived edges are assigned distinct symbols. The same labeling is named “graceful labeling” by Solomon W. Golomb [5].
Another kind of labeling was defined in 1991 by Gnanajothi [6]. It is called an odd graceful labeling, which is an injection φ from the set of vertices V ( G ) to the set { 0 , 1 , 2 , , 2 m 1 } such that when each edge e = u v is designated as | φ ( u ) φ ( v ) | , the derived edges are assigned { 1 , 3 , , 2 m 1 } .
In 1985, Lo [7] considered a modified version of the graceful labeling of a graph G and called it edge graceful labeling. It is defined as a bijection φ from the set of edges E ( G ) to the set { 1 , 2 , , m } in a way that the derived transformation φ from the set of vertices V ( G ) to { 0 , 1 , 2 , , n 1 } given by φ ( u ) = u v E ( G ) φ ( u v ) mod m is a bijection.
In 2009, Solairaju and Chithra [8] defined a new labeling of G by combining the ideas of Gnanajothi and Lo and they call it edge odd graceful labeling. This labeling is a bijection φ from the set of edges E ( G ) = { e 1 , , e m } to the set { 1 , 3 , , 2 m 1 } in a way that the derived transformation φ from the vertex-set V ( G ) = { v 1 , , v n } to the set { 0 , 1 , 2 , , 2 m 1 } given by φ ( u ) = u v E ( G ) φ ( u v ) mod ( 2 m ) is injective. A graph is named an edge odd graceful if it admits an edge odd graceful labeling. A graph is called graceful (resp. odd graceful, edge graceful) if it admits a labeling that is graceful (resp. odd graceful, edge graceful). For more results on edge odd graceful graphs, see [9,10,11,12,13].
It is not difficult to see that not all graphs are edge odd graceful. For instance, not all stars are edge odd graceful, as we can observe in the following:
Observation 1.
For n 3 , the star graph S n is edge odd graceful if and only if n is an even integer.
Proof. 
Let S n be a star graph with the vertex set { u 0 , u 1 , , u n } , where n 2 . Then | E ( S n ) | = | E ( K 1 , n ) | = n . Each edge in S n is incident with u 0 and exactly one leaf vertex u i for 1 i n . All the ways to label the edges of S n are equivalent.
Now, each leaf vertex has the same labeling as the edge incident with it. Therefore, the outer vertices { u 1 , , u n } receive distinct labels from { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 1 } , while the central vertex u 0 is labeled as ( 1 + 3 + + 2 n 1 ) mod 2 n = n 2 mod 2 n . Therefore, u 0 is labeled as 0 if n is even, which means that S n is edge odd graceful in this case. However, if n is odd, ( 1 + 3 + + 2 n 1 ) mod 2 n = k , where k is an odd positive integer less than 2 m , this means that S n is not edge odd graceful in this case. □
Note that identifying the outer vertices { u 1 , u 2 , , u n } of a star S n with the vertices of an n-cycle, C n , with vertex set { v 1 , v 2 , , v n } , results in the wheel W n . For the graph W n , the vertices v i and u i are combined into a single vertex w i . It was shown in [14] that the wheel graph W n is edge odd graceful. This manuscript investigates some graphs that are defined in a similar way.

2. Results

2.1. Closed Flower Graphs

The first graph is the closed flower graph, error. It is obtained by connecting a cycle C n with vertex set V ( C n ) = { v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } and a star graph S n with vertex set V ( S n ) = { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n } , such that each vertex u i is connected to vertices v i and v i + 1 for 1 i n 1 . In addition the vertex u n is adjacent to v 1 and v n .
Theorem 1.
The closed flower graph, F C n , is edge odd graceful for n greater than or equal to 3.
Proof. 
Let C F n be a closed flower graph, where n is an integer greater than or equal to 3. The size of C F n is E F C n = 4 n = m . Assume that the vertex set of C F n is { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } . We show that this graph is edge odd graceful by considering three different cases:
  • Case (1): Let F C n be as in Figure 1 and n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
    Define the map
    φ : E F C n { 1 , 3 , , 8 n 1 } by
    φ u i v i = 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u n v 1 = 2 n + 1 ; φ u n i v n i + 1 = 2 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u 0 u i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ v i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; and φ v n v 1 = 8 n 1 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; φ v i = ( 4 i 2 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; and φ u 0 [ 8 n + 1 + 4 n + 3 + + 6 n 1 ] 5 n 2 mod ( 8 n )
    Furthermore,
    n 0 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 0 ; n 1 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 5 n ; n 2 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 2 n ; n 3 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 7 n ; n 4 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 4 n ; n 6 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 6 n n 7 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 3 n .
    In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n } to V 11 = { 2 , 6 , 10 , , 4 n 6 , 4 n 2 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 1 , u 2 , , u n } to U 11 = { 1 , 3 , 5 , , 2 n 3 , 2 n 1 } , respectively. It is evident that U 11 and V 11 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 01 = { 0 , 2 n , 3 n , 4 n , 5 n , 6 n , 7 n } , and U 01 has no elements in common with U 11 or V 11 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the closed flower graph is edge odd graceful when n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
  • Case (2): Let F C n be as in Figure 2 and n 5 ( mod 8 ) .
    Define the map
    φ : E F C n { 1 , 3 , , 8 n 1 } by
    φ u 0 u i = 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u n v 1 = 2 n + 1 ; φ u n i v n i + 1 = 2 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u i v i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ v i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; and φ v n v 1 = 8 n 1 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; φ v i = ( 4 n + 4 i 2 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; and ϕ u 0 = [ 1 + 3 + 2 n 1 ] n 2 mod 8 n = 5 n .
In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n } to V 12 = { 4 n + 2 , 4 n + 6 , 4 n + 10 , , 8 n 6 , 8 n 2 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , , } { u n } to U 12 = { 5 n , 1 , 3 , 5 , , 2 n 3 , 2 n 1 } , respectively. It is evident that U 12 and V 12 do not share any common elements. Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the closed flower graph exhibits an edge odd graceful property when n 5 ( mod 8 ) . After considering case (1) and case (2), it can be concluded that every closed flower graph possesses the property of being edge odd graceful for values of n greater than or equal to 3 .
Examples: The closed flower graphs C F 14 , C F 15 , …, C F 21 and their explicit labeling are depicted in Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, Figure 9 and Figure 10, respectively.

2.2. Cog Wheel Graphs

The second graph is the cog wheel graph,  C W n . It is obtained by combining a wheel graph W n = { u 0 , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } with a set of vertices { u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n } such that a vertex u i is adjacent to vertices v i and v i + 1 , for 1 i n 1 . Furthermore, the vertex u n is adjacent to vertices v 1 and v n .
Theorem 2.
The Cog wheel graph, C W n , is edge odd graceful for n greater than or equal to 3.
Proof. 
Let C W n be a cog wheel graph where n is an integer greater than or equal to 3. It has a size of E C W n = 4 n = m . Assuming that the vertex set of C W n is { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n , } { v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } , we divide the proof into two cases and provide explicit edge labeling in each case.
  • Case (1): Let C W n be as in Figure 11 and n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
    Define the map
    φ : E C W n { 1 , 3 , , 8 n 1 } by
    φ v i v i + 1 = 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ v n v 1 = 2 n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 2 n + 1 ; φ u n i v n i + 1 = 2 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u 0 v i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; and φ u i v i = 8 n 2 i + 1 , 1 i n .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 4 n 4 i + 2 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; φ v i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; and φ u 0 [ 4 n + 1 + 4 n + 3 + + 6 n 1 ] 5 n 2 mod ( 8 n ) .
    Furthermore,
    n 0 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 0 , n 1 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 5 n , n 2 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 2 n , n 3 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 7 n , n 4 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 4 n , n 6 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 6 n , n 7 mod 8 , φ u 0 = 3 n .
    In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n } to V 21 = { 1 , 3 , 5 , , 2 n 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 1 , u 2 , , u n } to U 21 = { 4 n 2 , 4 n 6 , , 6 , 2 } , respectively. It is evident that U 21 and V 21 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 02 = { 0 , 2 n , 3 n , 4 n , 5 n , 6 n , 7 n } , and U 01 has no elements in common with U 21 or V 21 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the cog wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
  • Case (2): Let C W n be as in Figure 12 and n 5 ( mod 8 ) .
    Define the map
    φ : E C W n { 1 , 3 , , 8 n 1 } by
    φ v i v i + 1 = 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ v n v 1 = 2 n 1 ; φ u 0 v i = 2 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u n v 1 = 4 n + 1 φ u n i v n i + 1 = 4 n + 4 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; and φ u n i v n i = 4 n + 4 i + 3 , 0 i n 1 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 8 n 8 i + 4 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 1 i n ; φ v 1 = 1 ; φ v i = ( ( 2 n 2 i + 3 ) mod ( 8 n ) , 2 i n ; and φ u 0 [ 2 n + 1 + 2 n + 3 + + 4 n 1 ] = 3 n 2 7 n mod ( 8 n ) .
In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v n , , v 2 } to V 22 = { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , , u n 1 , u n } to U 22 = { 7 n , 8 n 4 , 8 n 12 , , 12 , 4 } , respectively. It is evident that U 22 and V 22 do not share any common elements. Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the cog wheel graph exhibits an edge odd graceful property when n 5 ( mod 8 ) . After considering case (1) and case (2), it can be concluded that every cog wheel graph possesses the property of being edge odd graceful for values of n greater than or equal to 3 .
Examples: The cog wheel graphs C W 16 , , C W 23 and their explicit labeling are depicted in Figure 9, Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 18, Figure 19 and Figure 20, respectively.

2.3. Triangulated Wheel Graphs

The third graph is the triangulated wheel graph, T W n . It is obtained by combining the wheel graph W n = { u 0 , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } with a set of vertices { u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n } such that vertex u i is adjacent to vertices v i and v i + 1 , and vertex u n is adjacent to vertices v 1 and v n . Additionally, each vertex u i is adjacent to the vertex u 0 .
Theorem 3.
The triangulated wheel graph, T W n , is edge odd graceful for n greater than or equal to 3.
Proof. 
Let T W n be a triangulated wheel graph where n is an integer greater than or equal to 3. It has a size of E T W n = 5 n = m . Assuming that the vertex set of T W n is { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } , we provide an explicit edge odd labeling in three different cases based on the number of vertices.
  • Case (1): Let T W n be as in Figure 21 and n 0 mod 3 .
    Define the map
    φ : E T W n { 1 , 3 , , 10 n 1 } by
    φ u 0 u i = 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u 0 v 1 = 4 n + 3 ; φ u 0 v 2 = 4 n + 1 ; φ u 0 v n i = 4 n + 2 i + 5 , 0 i n 3 ; φ u n i v n i = 2 n + 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 ; φ u i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i 3 , 2 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 8 n 3 and φ u 1 v 1 = 2 n + 1 ; φ u 1 v 2 = 8 n 1 ; φ v i v i + 1 = 8 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ v n v 1 = 10 n 1 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod ( 10 n ) , 1 i n ; φ v i = ( 2 n + 2 i 1 ) mod ( 10 n ) , 1 i n ; and φ u 0 [ 1 + 3 + + 2 n 1 ] + [ 4 n + 1 + 4 n + 3 + + 6 n 1 ] 6 n 2 mod ( 10 n ) .
    Furthermore
    n 0 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 0 , n 3 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 8 n , n 6 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 6 n , n 9 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 4 n , n 12 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 2 n .
    In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n 1 , v n } to V 31 = { 2 n + 1 , 2 n + 3 , , 4 n 3 , 4 n 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 1 , u 2 , , u n } to U 31 = { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 1 } , respectively. It is evident that U 31 and V 31 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 031 = { 0 , 2 n , 4 n , 6 n , 8 n } , and U 031 has no elements in common with U 31 or V 31 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the triangulated wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n 0 mod 3 .
  • Case (2): Let T W n be as in Figure 22 and n 1 ( mod 3 ) .
    Define the map
    φ : E T W n { 1 , 3 , , 10 n 1 } by
    φ u 0 u i = 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u n i v n i = 2 n + 2 i + 1 , 0 i n 1 ; φ u 0 v i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 8 n 1 φ v 1 v n = 8 n + 1 ; and φ v n i v n i 1 = 8 n + 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation ϕ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod ( 10 n ) , 1 i n ; φ v n i = ( 2 n + 2 i + 1 ) mod ( 10 n ) , 0 i n 1 ; and φ u 0 [ 1 + 3 + + 2 n 1 ] + [ 4 n + 1 + 4 n + 3 + + 6 n 1 ] 6 n 2 mod ( 10 n ) .
    Furthermore,
    n 1 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 6 n , n 4 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 4 n , n 7 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 2 n , n 10 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 0 , n 13 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 8 n .
    In this case, the map φ from { v n , v n 1 , , v 2 , v 1 } to V 32 = { 2 n + 1 , 2 n + 3 , , 4 n 3 , 4 n 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 1 , u 2 , , u n } to U 32 = { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 1 } , respectively. It is evident that U 32 and V 32 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 032 = { 0 , 2 n , 4 n , 6 n , 8 n } , and U 032 has no elements in common with U 32 or V 32 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the triangulated wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n 1 mod 3 .
  • Case (3): Let T W n be as in Figure 23 and n 2 ( mod 3 ) .
    Define the map
    φ : E T W n { 1 , 3 , , 10 n 1 } by
    φ u 0 u 1 = 1 ; φ u 0 u n i = 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 ; φ u 0 v i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u i v i + 1 = 2 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 4 n 1 ; φ u n i v n i = 6 n + 2 i + 1 , 0 i n 1 ; φ v 2 v 1 = 8 n + 1 ; φ v 1 v n = 8 n + 3 ; and φ v n i v n i 1 = 8 n + 2 i + 5 , 0 i n 3 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u 1 = 1 ; φ u i = ( 2 n 2 i + 3 ) mod ( 10 n ) , 2 i n ; φ v 1 = 2 n + 3 , φ v 2 = 2 n + 1 ; φ v i = ( 4 n 2 i + 5 ) mod ( 10 n ) , 3 i n ; and φ u 0 [ 1 + 3 + + 2 n 1 ] + [ 4 n + 1 + 4 n + 3 + + 6 n 1 ] 6 n 2 mod ( 10 n ) .
    Furthermore,
    n 2 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 2 n , n 5 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 0 , n 8 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 8 n , n 11 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 6 n , n 14 mod 15 , φ u 0 = 4 n .
In this case, the map φ from { v 3 , v 4 , v n 1 , v n , v 1 , v 2 } to V 33 = { 4 n 1 , 4 n 3 , , 2 n + 7 , 2 n + 5 , 2 n + 3 , 2 n + 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { u 2 , u 3 , , u n , u 1 } to U 33 = { 2 n 1 , 2 n 3 , , 3 , 1 } , respectively. It is evident that U 33 and V 33 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 033 = { 0 , 2 n , 4 n , 6 n , 8 n } , and U 033 has no elements in common with U 33 or V 33 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the triangulated wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n 2 mod 3 . After considering case (1), case (2), and case (3), it can be concluded that every triangulated wheel graph possesses the property of being edge odd graceful for values of n greater than or equal to 3 .
Examples: The triangulated wheel graphs T W 15 , T W 16 and T W 17 , and their explicit labeling are depicted in Figure 24, Figure 25 and Figure 26, respectively.

2.4. Double Crown-Wheel Graphs

The fourth graph is the double crown-wheel graph, D C W n . It is obtained by combining a wheel graph W n = { u 0 , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n } with two sets of vertices. The first set is { w 1 , w 2 , w 3 , , w n } , where each vertex w i is adjacent to vertices v i and v i + 1 , for 1 i n 1 , and the vertex w n is adjacent to vertices v 1 and v n . The second set is { u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n } , where each vertex u i is adjacent to vertices v i and v i + 1 , for 1 i n 1 , and the vertex u n is adjacent to vertices v 1 and v n .
Theorem 4.
The double crown-wheel graph, D C W n is edge odd graceful for n greater than or equal to 3.
Proof. 
Clearly, | E ( D C W n ) | = 6 n = m ; assuming that the set of vertices of D C W n is { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n , w 1 , w 2 , w 3 , , w n } , we provide an explicit edge odd labeling in two different cases based on the number of vertices.
  • Case (1): Let D C W n be as in Figure 27 and n 11 ( mod 12 ) .
    Define the map
    φ : E ( D C W n ) { 1 , 3 , , 12 n 1 } by
    φ v 1 v n = 1 ; φ v n i v n ( i + 1 ) = 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 ; φ u 0 v 1 = 2 n + 1 ; φ u 0 v n i = 2 n + 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 ; φ u i v i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 8 n 1 ; φ w i v i = 8 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ w i v i + 1 = 10 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; and φ w n v 1 = 12 n 1 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ v i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod 12 n ; φ u i = ( 10 n + 4 i 2 ) mod 12 n φ w i = ( 6 n + 4 i 2 ) mod 12 n , 1 i n ; and φ u 0 n 2 ( 2 n + 1 + 4 n 1 ) 3 n 2 mod 12 n 9 n .
    In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n 1 , v n , u 0 , u 1 , , u n 2 , u n 1 , u n } to V U 41 = { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 3 , 2 n 1 , 9 n , ( 10 n + 2 ) mod 12 n , ( 10 n + 6 ) mod 12 n , , ( 14 n 6 ) mod 12 n , ( 14 n 2 ) mod 12 n } , respectively is one to one. Additionally, it is one to one map from { w 1 , w 2 , , w n 1 , w n } to W 41 = { 6 n + 2 , 6 n + 6 , , 10 n 6 , 10 n 2 } , respectively. It is evident that V U 41 and W 41 do not share any common elements. Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the double crown-wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n 11 ( mod 12 ) .
  • Case (2): Let D C W n be as in Figure 28 and n k ( mod 12 ) , k 11 .
    Define the map
    φ : E ( D C W n ) { 1 , 3 , , 12 n 1 } by ,
    φ v 1 v n = 1 ; φ v n i v n ( i + 1 ) = 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 ; φ w i v i = 2 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ w i v i + 1 = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ w n v 1 = 6 n 1 ; φ u i v i = 6 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u i v i + 1 = 8 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 10 n 1 ; φ u 0 v 1 = 10 n + 1 ; φ u 0 v n i = 10 n + 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ v i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod 12 n ; φ u i = ( 2 n + 4 i 2 ) mod 12 n φ w i = ( 6 n + 4 i 2 ) mod 12 n , 1 i n . and φ u 0 n 2 ( 10 n + 1 + 12 n 1 ) 11 n 2 mod 12 n Furthermore , .
    n 0 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 0 ; n 1 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 11 n , n 2 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 10 n ; n 3 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 9 n , n 4 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 8 n ; n 5 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 7 n , n 6 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 6 n ; n 7 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 5 n ,
    n 8 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 4 n ; n 9 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 3 n ,
    n 10 mod 12 , φ u 0 = 2 n .
In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n 1 v n , u 1 , u 2 , , u n 1 , u n } to V U 42 = { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 3 , 2 n 1 , 2 n + 2 , 2 n + 6 , , 6 n 6 , 6 n 2 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { w 1 , w 2 , w n 1 , w n } to W 42 = { 6 n + 2 , 6 n + 6 , , 10 n 6 , 10 n 2 } , respectively. It is evident that V U 42 and W 42 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 04 = { 0 , 2 n , 3 n , 4 n , 5 n , 6 n , 7 n , 8 n , 9 n , 10 n , 11 n } , and U 04 has no elements in common with V U 42 or W 42 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the double crown-wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n k ( mod 12 ) , k 11 . After considering case (1) and case (2), it can be concluded that every double crown-wheel graph possesses the property of being edge odd graceful for values of n greater than or equal to 3 .
Examples: The double crown-wheel graphs D C W 16 D C W 19 and D C W 23 and their explicit labeling are depicted in Figure 29, Figure 30, Figure 31, Figure 32 and Figure 33, respectively.

2.5. Crown-Triangulated Wheel Graphs

The fifth graph is the crown-triangulated wheel graph, C T W n . It is obtained by combining the triangulated wheel graphs T W n = { u 0 , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n } with the set { w 1 , w 2 , w 3 , , w n } , where each vertex w i is adjacent to vertices v i and v i + 1 , for 1 i n 1 , and the vertex w n is adjacent to vertices v 1 and v n .
Theorem 5.
The crown-triangulated wheel graph, C T W n is edge odd graceful for n greater than or equal to 3.
Proof. 
Clearly, | E ( C T W n ) | = 7 n = m , the set of vertices of C T W n is { u 0 , u 1 , u 2 , u 3 , , u n , v 1 , v 2 , v 3 , , v n , w 1 , w 2 , w 3 , , w n } . There are two cases:
  • Case (1): Let C T W n be as in Figure 34 and n 5 ( mod 14 ) .
    Define the map
    φ : E ( C T W n ) { 1 , 3 , , 14 n 1 } by
    φ u 0 u n i = 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u 0 u n = 2 n 1 ; φ u 0 v n i = 2 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u 0 v n = 4 n 1 ; φ w i v i = 4 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ w n v n = 4 n + 1 ;
    φ w i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ w n v 1 = 6 n + 1 ; φ u i v i = 8 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v n = 8 n + 1 ; φ u i v i + 1 = 10 n + 2 i + 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 10 n + 1 ; φ v n i v n ( i + 1 ) = 12 n + 2 i + 1 , 0 i n 2 ; and φ v 1 v n = 14 n 1 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ v i = ( 4 n + 2 i 1 ) mod 14 n , 1 i n ; φ u n = ( 6 n + 1 ) ; φ u i = ( 6 n + 2 i + 1 ) mod 14 n , 1 i n 1 ; φ w n = ( 10 n + 2 ) ; φ w i = ( 10 n + 4 i + 2 ) mod 14 n , 1 i n 1 .
    Furthermore,
    φ u 0 2 n 2 ( 1 + 4 n 1 ) 4 n 2 mod 14 n 6 n .
    In this case, the map φ from { v 1 , v 2 , , v n 1 , v n , u 0 , u n , u 1 , , u n 2 , u n 1 } to V U 51 = { 4 n + 1 , 4 n + 3 , , 6 n 5 , 6 n 3 , 6 n 1 , 6 n , 6 n + 1 , 6 n + 3 , , 8 n 3 , 8 n 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is one to one map from { w n , w 1 , w 2 , , w n 1 } to W 51 = { 10 n + 2 , 10 n + 6 , 10 n + 10 , , 14 n 2 } , respectively. It is evident that V U 51 and W 51 do not share any common elements. Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the crown-triangulated wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n 5 ( mod 14 ) .
  • Case (2): Let C T W n be as in Figure 35 and n k ( mod 14 ) , k 5 .
    Define the map
    φ : E ( C T W n ) { 1 , 3 , , 14 n 1 } by
    φ u 0 v n i = 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 ; φ u 0 v 1 = 1 ; φ u 0 u n i = 2 n + 2 i + 1 , 0 i n 1 ; φ u i v i = 4 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ u i v i + 1 = 6 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ u n v 1 = 8 n 1 ; φ w i v i = 8 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n ; φ w n v 1 = 12 n 1 ; φ w i v i + 1 = 10 n + 2 i 1 , 1 i n 1 ; φ v 1 v n = 12 n + 1 ; φ v n i v n ( i + 1 ) = 12 n + 2 i + 3 , 0 i n 2 .
    Therefore, the derived transformation φ on the set of vertices is given in the following manner:
    φ u i = ( 2 i 1 ) mod 14 n ; φ w i = ( 4 n + 4 i 2 ) mod 14 n , 1 i n and φ v i = ( 2 n + 2 i 1 ) mod 14 n , 1 i n .
    Furthermore,
    φ u 0 2 n 2 ( 1 + 4 n 1 ) 4 n 2 mod 14 n .
    Furthermore,
    n 0 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 0 , n 1 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 4 n , n 2 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 8 n , n 3 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 12 n , n 4 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 2 n , n 6 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 10 n , n 7 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 0 , n 8 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 4 n , n 9 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 8 n , n 10 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 12 n , n 11 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 2 n , n 12 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 6 n , n 13 mod 14 , φ u 0 = 10 n .
In this case, the map φ from { u 1 , u 2 , , u n , v 1 , v 2 , , v n } to V U 52 = { 1 , 3 , , 2 n 1 , 2 n + 1 , 2 n + 3 , , 4 n 1 } , respectively, is one to one. Additionally, it is a one to one map from { w 1 , w 2 , , w n } to W 52 = { 4 n + 2 , 4 n + 6 , 4 n + 10 , , 8 n 2 } , respectively. It is evident that V U 52 and W 52 do not share any common elements. Moreover, φ ( u 0 ) belongs to U 05 = { 0 , 2 n , 4 n , 6 n , 8 n , 10 n , 12 n } , and U 05 has no elements in common with V U 52 or W 52 . Consequently, φ is a bijective function, and the crown-triangulated wheel graph is edge odd graceful when n k ( mod 14 ) , k 5 . After considering case (1) and case (2), it can be concluded that every crown-triangulated wheel graph possesses the property of being edge odd graceful for values of n greater than or equal to 3 .
Examples: The crown-triangulated wheel graphs D C W 16 , , D C W 19 and their explicit labeling are depicted in Figure 36, Figure 37, Figure 38 and Figure 39, respectively.

3. Conclusions

The concepts of edge graceful labeling and edge odd graceful labeling have been recognized in the field of graph theory since 2009. Despite numerous studies on these topics, the edge-odd-gracefulness of many graphs remains unknown. One particular group of graphs, stars S n , is proven to not be edge odd graceful if n is odd, as illustrated in Observation 1. In this research, we introduce five novel graph families that bear some resemblance to wheels. These families encompass closed flower graphs, cogwheel graphs, triangulated wheel graphs, double crown-wheel graphs, and crown-triangulated wheel graphs. By providing explicit labeling for each class, we establish the edge-odd-gracefulness of these graphs. Theorems 1–5 serve as the basis for demonstrating the edge-odd-gracefulness of their respective graph classes.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.A. and S.N.D.; methodology, M.A. and S.N.D.; software, M.A. and S.N.D.; validation, M.A. and S.N.D.; formal analysis, M.A. and S.N.D.; investigation, M.A. and S.N.D.; resources, M.A. and S.N.D.; data curation, M.A. and S.N.D.; writing—original draft preparation, M.A. and S.N.D.; writing—review and editing, M.A. and S.N.D.; visualization, M.A. and S.N.D.; supervision, M.A. and S.N.D.; project administration, M.A. and S.N.D.; funding acquisition, M.A. and S.N.D. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number 445-9-935.

Data Availability Statement

Data are contained within the article.

Acknowledgments

We sincerely thank the referees for their invaluable advice and feedback, which greatly improved the quality of this paper. Their expertise and careful evaluation were instrumental in refining our research.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.

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Figure 1. F C n , n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
Figure 1. F C n , n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
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Figure 2. F C n , n 5 ( mod 8 ) .
Figure 2. F C n , n 5 ( mod 8 ) .
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Figure 3. C F 14 .
Figure 3. C F 14 .
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Figure 4. C F 15 .
Figure 4. C F 15 .
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Figure 5. C F 16 .
Figure 5. C F 16 .
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Figure 6. C F 17 .
Figure 6. C F 17 .
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Figure 7. C F 18 .
Figure 7. C F 18 .
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Figure 8. C F 19 .
Figure 8. C F 19 .
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Figure 9. C F 20 .
Figure 9. C F 20 .
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Figure 10. C F 21 .
Figure 10. C F 21 .
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Figure 11. C W n , n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
Figure 11. C W n , n k ( mod 8 ) , k 5 .
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Figure 12. C W n , n 5 ( mod 8 ) .
Figure 12. C W n , n 5 ( mod 8 ) .
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Figure 13. C W 16 .
Figure 13. C W 16 .
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Figure 14. C W 17 .
Figure 14. C W 17 .
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Figure 15. C W 18 .
Figure 15. C W 18 .
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Figure 16. C W 19 .
Figure 16. C W 19 .
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Figure 17. C W 20 .
Figure 17. C W 20 .
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Figure 18. C W 21 .
Figure 18. C W 21 .
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Figure 19. C W 22 .
Figure 19. C W 22 .
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Figure 20. C W 23 .
Figure 20. C W 23 .
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Figure 21. T W n , n 0 ( mod 3 ) .
Figure 21. T W n , n 0 ( mod 3 ) .
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Figure 22. T W n , n 1 ( mod 3 ) .
Figure 22. T W n , n 1 ( mod 3 ) .
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Figure 23. T W n , n 2 ( mod 3 ) .
Figure 23. T W n , n 2 ( mod 3 ) .
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Figure 24. T W 15 .
Figure 24. T W 15 .
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Figure 25. T W 16 .
Figure 25. T W 16 .
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Figure 26. T W 17 .
Figure 26. T W 17 .
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Figure 27. D C W n , n 11 ( mod 12 ) .
Figure 27. D C W n , n 11 ( mod 12 ) .
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Figure 28. D C W n , n k ( mod 12 ) , k 11 .
Figure 28. D C W n , n k ( mod 12 ) , k 11 .
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Figure 29. D C W 16 .
Figure 29. D C W 16 .
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Figure 30. D C W 17 .
Figure 30. D C W 17 .
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Figure 31. D C W 18 .
Figure 31. D C W 18 .
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Figure 32. D C W 19 .
Figure 32. D C W 19 .
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Figure 33. D C W 23 .
Figure 33. D C W 23 .
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Figure 34. C T W n , n 5 ( mod 14 ) .
Figure 34. C T W n , n 5 ( mod 14 ) .
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Figure 35. C T W n , n k ( mod 14 ) , k 5 .
Figure 35. C T W n , n k ( mod 14 ) , k 5 .
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Figure 36. C T W 16 .
Figure 36. C T W 16 .
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Figure 37. C T W 17 .
Figure 37. C T W 17 .
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Figure 38. C T W 18 .
Figure 38. C T W 18 .
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Figure 39. C T W 19 .
Figure 39. C T W 19 .
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