Steiner Wiener index of block graphs

Abstract

Let $S$ be a set of vertices of a connected graph $G$. The Steiner distance of $S$ is the minimum size of a connected subgraph of $G$ containing all the vertices of $S$. The Steiner $k$-Wiener index is the sum of all Steiner distances on sets of $k$ vertices of $G$. Different simple methods for calculating the Steiner $k$-Wiener index of block graphs are presented.