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For a simple and connected graph, several lower and upper bounds of graph invariants expressed in terms of the eigenvalues of the normalized Laplacian matrix have been proposed in literature. In this paper, through a unified approach based…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-01-27 Gian Paolo Clemente , Alessandra Cornaro

The $k$-token graph $F_k(G)$ of a graph $G$ on $n$ vertices is the graph whose vertices are the ${n\choose k}$ $k$-subsets of vertices from $G$, two of which being adjacent whenever their symmetric difference is a pair of adjacent vertices…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-09-19 Cristina Dalfó , Miquel Àngel Fiol , Arnau Messegué

The Helmholtzian matrix of a graph $G=(V(G),E(G))$ is a graph-theoretic analogue of the vector Laplacian (or Helmholtz operator) [S. Li, L. Lu, J.F. Wang, A graph discretization of vector Laplacian, 379 (2026) 446--460]. Motivated by the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Lu Lu , Yongtang Shi , Zoran Stanić , Jianfeng Wang , Yi Wang

The smallest eigenvalue of a graph is the smallest eigenvalue of its adjacency matrix. We show that the family of graphs with smallest eigenvalue at least $-\lambda$ can be defined by a finite set of forbidden induced subgraphs if and only…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-08 Zilin Jiang , Alexandr Polyanskii

Eigenvalue behavior for the equation -\lambda y"=Vu on the edges of a graph G of final total length, with a non-negative weight function V and under the Kirchhoff matching conditions at the vertices and zero boundary condition at at least…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Michael Solomyak

The independence complex of a graph $G=(V,E)$ is the simplicial complex $I(G)$ on vertex set $V$ whose simplices are the independent sets in $G$. We present new lower bounds on the eigenvalues of the $k$-dimensional Laplacian $L_k(I(G))$ in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-19 Alan Lew

The Laplacian matrix of a simple graph is the difference of the diagonal matrix of vertex degree and the (0,1) adjacency matrix. In the past decades, the Laplacian spectrum has received much more and more attention, since it has been…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-10-31 Xiao-Dong Zhang

Eigenvalues of a graph are the eigenvalues of the corresponding (0,1)-adjacency matrix. The second largest eigenvalue lambda_2 provides significant information on characteristics and structure of graphs. Therefore, finding bounds for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-12-02 Bojana Mihailovic , Marija Rasajski

Let $G$ be a connected simple graph on $n$ vertices. Let $\mathcal{L}(G)$ be the normalized Laplacian matrix of $G$ and $\rho_{n-1}(G)$ be the second least eigenvalue of $\mathcal{L}(G)$. Denote by $\nu(G)$ the independence number of $G$.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-07-24 Fenglei Tian , Junqing Cai , Zuosong Liang , Xuntuan Su

Given a graph $G$, let $\lambda_3$ denote the third largest eigenvalue of its adjacency matrix. In this paper, we prove various results towards the conjecture that $\lambda_3(G) \le \frac{|V(G)|}{3}$, motivated by a question of Nikiforov.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Giacomo Leonida , Sida Li

Let $G$ be a connected graph with vertex set $V(G)$ and edge set $E(G)$. Let $Tr(G)$ be the diagonal matrix of vertex transmissions of $G$ and $D(G)$ be the distance matrix of $G$. The distance Laplacian matrix of $G$ is defined as…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-05-23 Jie Xue , Huiqiu Lin , Kinkar Ch. Das , Jinlong Shu

Suppose $G$ is a connected simple graph with the vertex set $V( G ) = \{ v_1,v_2,\cdots ,v_n \} $. Let $d_G( v_i,v_j ) $ be the least distance between $v_i$ and $v_j$ in $G$. Then the distance matrix of $G$ is $D( G ) =( d_{ij} ) _{n\times…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-02-28 Xu Chen , Yinfen Zhu , Guoping Wang

The spread of a real symmetric matrix is defined as the difference between its largest and smallest eigenvalue. The study of graph-related matrices has attracted considerable attention, leading to a substantial body of findings. In this…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-04 Lele Liu , Yi-Zheng Fan , Yi Wang , Wenyan Wang

We derive upper bounds for the eigenvalues of the Kirchhoff Laplacian on a compact metric graph depending on the graph's genus g. These bounds can be further improved if $g = 0$, i.e. if the metric graph is planar. Our results are based on…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Marvin Plümer

An eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of a graph is said to be \emph{main} if the all-1 vector is not orthogonal to the associated eigenspace. In this work, we approach the main eigenvalues of some graphs. The graphs with exactly two main…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Nair Abreu , Domingos M. Cardoso , Francisca A. M. França , Cybele T. M. Vinagre

For a given graph $G$, we aim to determine the possible realizable spectra for a generalized (or sometimes referred to as a weighted) Laplacian matrix associated with $G$. This new specialized inverse eigenvalue problem is considered for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-03 Shaun Fallat , Himanshu Gupta , Jephian C. -H. Lin

The work in this thesis concerns the investigation of eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix, normalized Laplacian matrix, signless Laplacian matrix and distance signless Laplacian matrix of graphs. In Chapter 1, we present a brief…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-07-21 Bilal A. Rather

Let $G$ be a connected non-odd-bipartite hypergraph with even uniformity. The least H-eigenvalue of the signless Laplacian tensor of $G$ is simply called the least eigenvalue of $G$ and the corresponding H-eigenvectors are called the first…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-08-31 Yi-Zheng Fan , Jiang-Chao Wan , Yi Wang

Let $G$ be a connected graph of order $n$, and $A(G)$ and $D(G)$ its adjacency and degree diagonal matrices, respectively. For a parameter $\alpha \in [0,1]$, Nikiforov~(2017) introduced the convex combination $A_{\alpha}(G) = \alpha D(G) +…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Uilton Cesar Peres Junior , Carla Silva Oliveira , André Ebling Brondan

For two given nonnegative integers $h$ and $k$, an $L(h,k)$-edge labeling of a graph $G$ is the assignment of labels $\{0,1, \cdots, n\}$ to the edges so that two edges having a common vertex are labeled with difference at least $h$ and two…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Susobhan Bandopadhyay , Sasthi C. Ghosh , Subhasis Koley