Laplacian Spectrum of the Weakly Zero-Divisor Graph of a Finite Commutative Ring
Abstract
For a commutative ring with identity, the \emph{weakly zero-divisor graph} has vertex set , with distinct vertices and adjacent whenever there exist nonzero and with . The Laplacian spectrum of has been determined by Shariq, Mathil, and Kumar, who also established that is Laplacian integral. Building on the structural description of due to Nikmehr, Azadi, and Nikandish, we extend the Laplacian spectrum and integrality results from to \emph{every} finite commutative ring : we restate in unified form as a complete multipartite graph whose parts are made explicit by the local-ring decomposition of , compute the full Laplacian spectrum in closed form, prove Laplacian integrality of , and give a sharp bound on the number of distinct Laplacian eigenvalues. As consequences we obtain explicit formulas for the algebraic connectivity and number of spanning trees of , and recover the Laplacian spectrum of in compact form.
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@article{arxiv.2605.24640,
title = {Laplacian Spectrum of the Weakly Zero-Divisor Graph of a Finite Commutative Ring},
author = {Hampher Shylla and Sainkupar Mn Mawiong and John Paul Jala Kharbhih},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.24640},
year = {2026}
}