摘要

By h(G, x) and P(G, lambda)we denote the adjoint polynomial and the chromatic polynomial of a graph G, respectively. Anew invariant of graph G, which is the fourth character R-4(G), is given. By the properties of the adjoint polynomials, the adjoint equivalence class of graph B-n-7,B-1,B-3 is determined. According to the relations between h(G, x) and P(G, lambda), we also simultaneously determine the chromatic equivalence class of (B-n-7,B-1,B-3) over bar which is the complement of B-n-7,B-1,B-3.