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20222026
most citedThe weighted Tower of Hanoi

3 citations · 7 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

math.OC2026

Grid Theory and Polynomiality in Dynamic Lot-Sizing

El-Mehdi Mehiri, Nabil Absi, Elodie Suzanne

Why are some dynamic lot-sizing problems polynomial? We address this question by introducing Grid Theory, a structural framework based on cumulative production and the additive str…

math.CO2026

Rotating-Memory Fibonacci Numbers and Periodic Tilings

Walid Abdelaidoum, El-Mehdi Mehiri, Hacène Belbachir

We introduce and study the rotating-memory Fibonacci numbers, a periodic variable-order analogue of the Fibonacci sequence in which the number of preceding terms used in the recurr…

math.CO2026

The Weighted Tower of Hanoi: Algebraic Structure, Phase Transitions, and Integer Sequences

Andreas M. Hinz, El-Mehdi Mehiri

We develop a unified algebraic theory of the weighted Tower of Hanoi with arbitrary nonnegative symmetric move costs depending on both disc index and pegs. Starting from a general…

math.CO2026★ 1 cited

M-Polynomial of Product Graphs

El-Mehdi Mehiri, Sandi Klavžar

The M-polynomial provides a unifying framework for a wide class of degree-based topological indices. Despite its structural importance, general methods for computing the M-polynomi…

math.CO2025★ 2 cited

Explicit M-Polynomial and Degree-Based Topological Indices of Generalized Hanoi Graphs

El-Mehdi Mehiri

The M-polynomial, introduced by Deutsch and Klavžar in 2015, provides a unifying algebraic framework for the computation of numerous degree-based topological indices such as the Za…

math.CO2025

Block-Separated Overpartitions: Fibonacci Structure and Euler Factorization

El-Mehdi Mehiri

We introduce and study block-separated overpartitions, a constrained family of overpartitions in which no two consecutive distinct part-blocks are both overlined. This local restri…

math.CO2025

Bijections Between Smirnov Words and Hamiltonian Cycles in Complete Multipartite Graphs

El-Mehdi Mehiri

We establish a bijective correspondence between Smirnov words with balanced letter multiplicities and Hamiltonian paths in complete -partite graphs . This bije…

math.CO2025

The Parity-Constrained Four-Peg Tower of Hanoi Problem and Its State Graph

El-Mehdi Mehiri

We introduce and study a parity-constrained variant of the four-peg Tower of Hanoi problem. In this model, two pegs are neutral, while the two remaining pegs are reserved respectiv…

math.CO2025

The Power Contamination Problem on Grids Revisited: Optimality, Combinatorics, and Links to Integer Sequences

El-Mehdi Mehiri, Mohammed L. Nadji

This paper presents a combinatorial study of the power contamination problem, a dynamic variant of power domination modeled on grid graphs. We resolve a conjecture posed by Ainouch…

math.CO2025

The Towers of Fibonacci, Lucas, Pell, and Jacobsthal

El-Mehdi Mehiri, Saad Mneimneh, Hacène Belbachir

We present in this paper four new variants of the Tower of Hanoi problem, the optimal solution of each of these variants is related to one of the four known numbers Fibonacci, Luca…

math.CO2023★ 1 cited

On the restricted Hanoi Graphs

El-Mehdi Mehiri

Consider the restricted Hanoi graphs which correspond to the variants of the famous Tower of Hanoi problem with multiple pegs where moves of the discs are restricted throughout the…

math.CO2022

Enumerating moves in the optimal solution of the Tower of Hanoi

Hacène Belbachir, El-Mehdi Mehiri

In the Tower of Hanoi problem, there is six types of moves between the three pegs. The main purpose of the present paper is to find out the number of each of these six elementary m…

cs.DM2022★ 3 cited

The weighted Tower of Hanoi

El-Mehdi Mehiri, Hacène Belbachir

The weighted Tower of Hanoi is a new generalization of the classical Tower of Hanoi problem, where a move of a disc between two pegs and is weighted by a positive real $w_{…