On the first variable Zagreb index

Abstract

‎The first variable Zagreb index of graph $G$ is defined as‎ ‎begin{eqnarray*}‎ ‎M_{1,lambda}(G)=sum_{vin V(G)}d(v)^{2lambda}‎, ‎end{eqnarray*}‎ ‎where $lambda$ is a real number and $d(v)$ is the degree of‎ ‎vertex $v$‎. ‎In this paper‎, ‎some upper and lower bounds for the distribution function and expected value of this index in random increasing trees (recursive trees‎, ‎plane-oriented recursive trees and binary increasing trees) are‎ ‎given‎.