Bicyclic Graphs with the Second-Maximum and Third-Maximum Degree Resistance Distance

Let G = V , E be a connected graph. The resistance distance between two vertices u and v in G , denoted by R G u , v , is the effective resistance between them if each edge of G is assumed to be a unit resistor. The degree resistance distance of G is defined as D R G = ∑ u , v ⊆ V G d G u + d G v R G u , v , where d G u is the degree of a vertex u in G and R G u , v is the resistance distance between u and v in G . A bicyclic graph is a connected graph G = V , E with E = V + 1 . This paper completely characterizes the graphs with the second-maximum and third-maximum degree resistance distance among all bicyclic graphs with n ≥ 6 vertices.