# Degree distance and Gutman index of corona product of graphs

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Annamalai University

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In this paper‎, ‎the degree distance and the Gutman index of the corona product of two graphs are determined‎. ‎Using the results obtained‎, ‎the exact degree distance and Gutman index of certain classes of graphs are computed‎.

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