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On split graphs with four distinct eigenvalues

Combinatorics 2014-05-15 v1

Abstract

It is a well-known fact that a graph of diameter dd has at least d+1d+1 eigenvalues. Let us call a graph \emph{dd-extremal} if it has diameter dd and exactly d+1d+1 eigenvalues. Such graphs have been intensively studied by various authors. %Much attention has been devoted to the study of graphs that are extremal with respect to this relation: \emph{i.e} have diameter dd and exactly d+1d+1 distinct eigenvalues. A graph is \emph{split} if its vertex set can be partitioned into a clique and a stable set. Such a graph has diameter at most 33. We obtain a complete classification of the connected bidegreed 33-extremal split graphs. We also show how to construct certain families of non-bidegreed 33-extremal split graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1405.3441,
  title  = {On split graphs with four distinct eigenvalues},
  author = {Felix Goldberg and Steve Kirkland and Anu Varghese and Ambat Vijayakumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.3441},
  year   = {2014}
}
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