Neighborhood degree lists of graphs
arXiv:1507.08212 · doi:10.1016/j.disc.2017.08.027
Abstract
The neighborhood degree list (NDL) is a graph invariant that refines information given by the degree sequence and joint degree matrix of a graph and is useful in distinguishing graphs having the same degree sequence. We show that the space of realizations of an NDL is connected via a switching operation. We then determine the NDLs that have a unique realization by a labeled graph; the characterization ties these NDLs and their realizations to the threshold graphs and difference graphs.
12 pages, 4 figures