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Laplacian Spectrum of cozero-divisor graphs of commutative polynomial rings

Combinatorics 2025-12-16 v1

Abstract

The cozero-divisor graph of a commutative ring RR, denoted Γ(R)\Gamma'(R), is the graph whose vertices are the non-zero and non-unit elements of RR, with two distinct vertices xx and yy adjacent if and only if xRyx \notin Ry and yRxy \notin Rx. This paper studies the structural properties of Γ(R)\Gamma'(R) for the polynomial ring R=Zn[x]/(x2)R = \Z_n[x]/(x^2), where nn has the prime power decomposition of p1a1p2a2pqaqp_1^{a_1}p_2^{a_2}\cdots p_q^{a_q}. We provide a complete structure of the cozero-divisor graph for all nn up to cubic prime power decompositions. Furthermore, we determine the Laplacian spectrum of these graphs. Finally, we discuss the connectivity of such a cozero-divisor graph of the polynomial rings for any nn. Our work provides the first comprehensive spectral analysis of cozero-divisor graphs for non-local polynomial rings and establishes powerful new techniques for bridging commutative algebra with spectral graph theory.

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@article{arxiv.2512.13595,
  title  = {Laplacian Spectrum of cozero-divisor graphs of commutative polynomial rings},
  author = {Sarbari Mitra and Soumya Bhoumik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.13595},
  year   = {2025}
}

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23 pages, 5 figures