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Signless Laplacian eigenvalue problems of Nordhaus-Gaddum type

Combinatorics 2019-05-01 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a graph of order nn, and let q1(G)q2(G)qn(G)q_1(G)\geq q_2(G)\geq\cdots\geq q_n(G) denote the signless Laplacian eigenvalues of GG. Ashraf and Tayfeh-Rezaie [Electron. J. Combin. 21 (3) (2014) \#P3.6] showed that q1(G)+q1(G)3n4q_1(G)+q_1(\overline{G})\leq 3n-4, with equality holding if and only if GG or G\overline{G} is the star K1,n1K_{1,n-1}. In this paper, we discuss the following problem: for n6n\geq6, does q2(G)+q2(G)2n5q_2(G)+q_2(\overline{G})\leq 2n-5 always hold? We provide positive answers to this problem for the graphs with disconnected complements and the bipartite graphs, and determine the graphs attaining the bound. Moreover, we show that q2(G)+q2(G)n2q_2(G)+q_2(\overline{G})\geq n-2, and the extremal graphs are also characterized.

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@article{arxiv.1904.13225,
  title  = {Signless Laplacian eigenvalue problems of Nordhaus-Gaddum type},
  author = {Xueyi Huang and Huiqiu Lin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.13225},
  year   = {2019}
}

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17 pages, 2 figures