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The Harary index of a graph G on n vertices was defined by Plavšić et al. (1993) as

H(G)=1/2sum_(i=1)^nsum_(j=1)^n(RD)_(ij),
(1)

where

(RD)_(ij)={D_(ij)^(-1) if i!=j; 0 if i=j
(2)

is the reciprocal of the graph distance matrix D (Plavšić et al. 1993; Devillers and Balaban, p. 80, 2000).

Some care is needed, since while some authors include the leading factor of 1/2 (e.g., Plavšić et al. 1993, Mercader et al. 2001), others omit it (e.g., Devillers and Balaban 1999, pp. 111 and 202).

Unless otherwise stated, hydrogen atoms are usually ignored in the computation of such indices as organic chemists usually do when they write a benzene ring as a hexagon (Devillers and Balaban 1999, p. 25).

The following table summarizes values of the Harary index for various special classes of graphs.

graph classOEISH(G_1), H(G_2), ...
Andrásfai graph1, 15/2, 20, 77/2, 63, 187/2, 130, 345/2, 221, ...
antiprism graphX, X, 27/2, 22, 95/3, 42, 637/12, 194/3, 384/5, ...
Apollonian network6, 18, 80, 470, 3248, 122106/5, 3394391/20, 6406407/20, ...
bishop graph B_(n,n)A2961970, 2, 13, 42, 102, 208, 379, 636, 1004, 1510, ...
black bishop graph BB_(n,n)A2961980, 1, 8, 21, 55, 104, 197, 318, 514, 755, ...
cocktail party graph K_(n×2)0, 5, 27/2, 26, 85, 126, 175, 232, 297, 370, ...
complete bipartite graph K_(n,n)A0003262, 5, 12, 44, 70, 102, 140, 184, ...
complete graph K_nA0002170, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66, 78, ...
complete tripartite graph K_(n,n,n)3, 27/2, 63, 114, 180, 261, ...
2n-crossed prism graph58/3, 39, 368/3, 514/3, 1116/5, 4166/15, 35128/105, ...
crown graphX, X, 10, 58/3, 95/3, 47, 196/3, 260/3, 111, 415/3, ...
cube-connected cycle graphX, X, 556/5, 57376/105, 162634/63, 34149904/3003, ...
cycle graph C_nA160046/A160047X, X, 3, 5, 15/2, 10, 77/6, 47/3, 75/4, 131/6, ...
Fibonacci cube graph1, 5/2, 22/3, 71/4, 216/5, 1219/12, 25033/105, ...
folded cube graphX, 1, 6, 22, 80, 808/3, 2800/3, 9488/3, 11072, ...
gear graphX, X, 29/2, 133/6, 125/4, 167/4, 161/3, 67, 327/4, ...
grid graph P_n square P_nA296191/A2961920, 5, 133/6, 293/5, 3399/28, 137111/630, 140351/396, ...
grid graph P_n square P_n square P_n0, 58/3, 2402/15, 30617/45, 7168769/3465, ...
halved cube graphA290347/A2903480, 1, 6, 26, 100, 1096/3, 3920/3, 13936/3, 16544, ...
Hanoi graph3, 22, 4276/35, 1835837/3003, 175359949924361/60168147039, ...
helm graph29/2, 133/6, 125/4, 167/4, 161/3, 67, 327/4, ...
hypercube graph Q_nA290343/A2903441, 5, 58/3, 206/3, 3548/15, 12136/15, 291824/105, ...
Keller graph K_nA2961890, 80, 1552, 27264, 460544, 7634944, ...
king graph Ki_(n,n)A1449450, 6, 28, 76, 160, 290, 476, 728, 1056, 1470, ...
knight graph Kn_(n,n)0, 0, 47/3, 309/5, 150, 1769/6, 7724/15, 24733/30, ...
Menger sponge graph1147/15, 207460203161/19684665, ...
Möbius ladderX, X, 12, 20, 85/3, 38, 287/6, 176/3, 348/5, 244/3, ...
Mycielski graphA2961930, 1, 15/2, 75/2, 162, 1317/2, 2610, 20505/2, 40212, ...
odd graph O_n0, 3, 30, 280, 2730, 57057/2, 635635/2, ...
pan graphX, X, 5, 22/3, 61/6, 155/12, 16, 571/30, 1339/60, ...
path graph P_nA160048/A1600490, 2, 5, 26/3, 77/6, 87/5, 223/10, 962/35, ...
permutation star graph PS_nA296190/A2960570, 1, 10, 123, 2202, 59040, 2287680, 121394000, ...
prism graph Y_nX, X, 12, 58/3, 85/3, 75/2, 287/6, 874/15, ...
queen graph Q_(n,n)A2961960, 6, 32, 98, 230, 460, 826, 1372, 2148, 3210, ...
rook complement graph K_n square K_n^_A0923640, 2, 27, 96, 250, 540, 1029, 1792, 2916, 4500, ...
rook graph K_n square K_nA085740X, 5, 54, 168, 400, 810, 1470, 2464, 3888, 5850, ...
Sierpiński carpet graph47/3, 23255059/51480, ...
Sierpiński gasket graph3, 12, 227/4, 5553/20, 161390213/120120, ...
Sierpiński tetrahedron graph6, 69/2, 1055/4, 599803/280, 279423163/16016, ...
star graph S_nA160050/A1306580, 1, 5/2, 9/2, 7, 10, 27/2, 35/2, 22, 27, ...
sun graphX, X, 10, 97/6, 95/4, 158/5, 2429/60, 743/15, ...
sunlet graph C_n circledot K_1X, X, 10, 97/3, 95/2, 316/5, 2429/30, 1486/15, 594/5, ...
tetrahedral Johnson graphX, X, 415/3, 2345/6, 2800/3, 1981, 3850, 6985, 11990, ...
torus grid graph C_n square C_nX, X, 27, 206/3, 875/6, 1287/5, 12691/30, 66964/105, ...
transposition graphA2961940, 1, 12, 162, 3010, 81000, 3105396, 162469104, ...
triangular graphX, 0, 3, 27/2, 75/2, 165/2, 315/2, 273, 441, 675, 990, ...
triangular grid graphA0274803, 12, 30, 60, 105, 168, 252, 360, 495, 660, ...
web graphX, X, 45/2, 217/6, 635/12, 703/10, 1799/20, 110, ...
wheel graph W_n6, 9, 25/2, 33/2, 21, 26, 63/2, 75/2, 44, 51, 117/2, ...
white bishop graph WB_(n,n)A2962001, 5, 21, 47, 104, 182, 318, 490, 755, ...

Closed forms for some special classes are summarized in the following table. Here, H_n is a harmonic number, C_n is a Catalan number, Phi(z,s,a) is a Lerch transcendent, _pF_q is a generalized hypergeometric function, and s(n,m) is a Stirling number of the first kind.

graphHarary index
Andrásfai graph1/2(3n-1)(2n-1)
antiprism graph{2(2nH_(n/2-1)+3) for n even; 2n(2H_((n-1)/2)+1/(n+1)) for n odd
bishop graph B_(n,n)1/(48)[6n^4+16n^3-36n^2+8n+3-3(-1)^n]
black bishop graph BB_(n,n)1/(96)[6n^4+16n^3-30n^2+20n-15-3(-1)^n(2n^2+4n-5)]
cocktail party graph K_(n×2)1/2n(4n-3)
complete bipartite graph K_(m,n)1/4(m^2+n^2-m-n)+mn
complete bipartite graph K_(n,n)1/2n(3n-1)
complete graph K_n1/2n(n-1)
complete tripartite graph K_(n,n,n)3/4n(5n-1)
2n-crossed prism graph(8H_(n-1)-1/3)n+4
crown graph K_2 square K_n^_1/6n(9n-7)
cycle graph C_n1/2(1+(-1)^n)+nH_(|_(n-1)/2_|)
empty graph K^__n0
gear graph G_n1/(24)n(17n+65)
grid graph P_n square P_n1/3n(2n+1)[(2n-1)(H_(n-3/2)-H_n+2ln2)-n+2]
=1/3n(2n+1)[(2n-1)(dlnC_(n+1))/(dn)-n+2]
halved cube graph 1/2Q_n-2^(n-1)H_n-2^(2n-1)R[Phi(2,1,n+1)]
helm graph1/(24)n(17n+65)
hypercube graph Q_n2^(n-1)n_3F_2(1,1,1-n;2,1;-1)
Keller graph{0 for n=1; 4^n[4^n-1/2(3^n+n+1)]/2 otherwise
king graph Ki_(n,n)1/3(n-1)n(5n-1)
Möbius ladder M_n{n(4H_(n/2)-1) for n even; n(4H_((n-1)/2)-(n-3)/(n+1)) for n odd
Mycielski graph M_n{0 for n=1; 1/(48)(36-452^n+283^(n-1)+274^(n-1)) otherwise
pan graph{(n+2)H_(n/2)+2/(n+1) for n even; (n+2)H_((n-1)/2)+4/(n+1)-1 for n odd
path graph P_nn(H_n-1)
prism graph Y_n{4(nH_(n/2-1)-1/(n+2)+2)-n for n even; n(H_((n-1)/2)-(n-3)/(n+1)) for n odd
queen graph Q_(n,n)1/(12)(n-1)n(3n^2+13n-2)
rook complement graph K_n square K_n^_1/2(n-1)n^3
rook graph K_n square K_n1/4(n-1)n^2(n+3)
star graph S_n1/4(n+2)(n-1)
sun graph1/6n(7n+3)
sunlet graph C_n circledot K_1{4nH_(n/2-1)-(5n)/2-8/(n+2)-4/(n+4)+12 for n even; 4nH_((n-1)/2)-(5n)/2-6/(n+1)-6/(n+3)+8 for n odd
tetrahedral Johnson graph1/(432)(n-3)(n-2)(n-1)n(2n^2+9n+40)
torus grid graph C_n square C_n{1/2n[4n^2(H_(n-1)-H_(n/2))+4n-3] for n even; 2n^3(H_(n-1)-H_((n-1)/2)) for n odd
transposition graph1/2sum_(k=1)^(n-1)((-1)^ks(n,n-k))/k
triangular graph1/(16)(n-2)(n-1)n(n+5)
triangular grid graph1/2n(n+1)(n+2)
web graph{9nH_(n/2-1)-6n-(20)/(n+2)-(12)/(n+4)+29 for n even; 9nH_((n-1)/2)-(2n(3n^2+2n-15))/((n+1)(n+3)) for n odd
wheel graph W_n1/4(n-1)(n+4)
white bishop graph WB_(n,n)1/(96)[6n^4+16n^3-42n^2-4n+21+3(-1)^n(2n^2+4n-7)]

See also

Graph Distance Matrix, Topological Index

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References

Devillers, J. and Balaban, A. T. (Eds.). Topological Indices and Related Descriptors in QSAR and QSPR. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Gordon and Breach, pp. 40, 111, 202, and 227, 1999.Diudea, M. V.; Ivanciuc, T.; Nikolić, S.; and Trinajstić, N. "Matrices of Reciprocal Distance, Polynomials and Derived Numbers." MATCH (Commun. Math. Comput. Chem.) 35, 41-64, 1997.Ivanciuc, O.; Balaban, T.-S.; and Balaban, A. T. "Design of Topological Indices. Part 4. Reciprocal Distance Matrix, Related Local Vertex Invariants and Topological Indices." J. Math. Chem. 12, 309-318, 1993.Mercader, E.; Castro, E. A.; and Toropov, A. A. "Maximum Topological Distances Based Indices as Molecular Descriptors for QSPR. 4. Modeling the Enthalpy of Formation of Hydrocarbons from Elements." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2, 121-132, 2001.Mihalić, Z. and Trinajstić, N. "A Graph Theoretical Approach to Structure-Property Relationships." J. Chem. Educ. 69, 701-712, 1992.Plavšić, D.; Nikolić, S.; Trinajstić, N.; and Mihalić, Z. "On the Harary Index for the Characterization of Chemical Graphs." J. Math. Chem. 12, 235-250, 1993.Sloane, N. J. A. Sequences A000217, A160046, A160047, A160048, A160049, A160050, A290343, A290344, A290347, and A290348 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."

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