Distance-unbalancedness of graphs

Abstract

In this paper we propose and study a new structural invariant for graphs, called distance-unbalanced\-ness, as a measure of how much a graph is (un)balanced in terms of distances. Explicit formulas are presented for several classes of well-known graphs. Distance-unbalancedness of trees is also studied. A few conjectures are stated and some open problems are proposed.

14 pages, 3 figures