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A cograph is a simple graph which contains no path on 4 vertices as an induced subgraph. We consider the eigenvalues of adjacency matrices of cographs and prove that a graph $G$ is a cograph if and only if no induced subgraph of $G$ has an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-10-01 Ebrahim Ghorbani

We find all polyhedral graphs such that their complements are still polyhedral. These turn out to be all self-complementary.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-02-24 Riccardo Walter Maffucci

We generalize Schwenk's result that almost all trees contain any given limb to trees with positive integer vertex weights. The concept of characteristic polynomial is extended to such weighted trees and we prove that the proportion of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-12 Caelan Wang , Karen Yeats

Two vertices $a$ and $b$ in a graph $X$ are cospectral if the vertex-deleted subgraphs $X\setminus a$ and $X\setminus b$ have the same characteristic polynomial. In this paper we investigate a strengthening of this relation on vertices,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-09-26 Chris Godsil , Jamie Smith

We define $G$-cospectrality of two $G$-gain graphs $(\Gamma,\psi)$ and $(\Gamma',\psi')$, proving that it is a switching isomorphism invariant. When $G$ is a finite group, we prove that $G$-cospectrality is equivalent to cospectrality with…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-06-13 Matteo Cavaleri , Alfredo Donno

Switching is an operation on a graph that does not change the spectrum of the adjacency matrix, thus producing cospectral graphs. An important activity in the field of spectral graph theory is the characterization of graphs by their…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-03 Aida Abiad , Nils Van de Berg , Robin Simoens

A switching method is a graph operation that results in cospectral graphs (graphs with the same spectrum). Work by Wang and Xu [Discrete Math. 310 (2010)] suggests that most cospectral graphs with cospectral complements can be constructed…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Aida Abiad , Nils van de Berg , Robin Simoens

A graph $G$ is said to be \textit{determined by its generalized spectrum} (DGS for short) if for any graph $H$, $H$ and $G$ are cospectral with cospectral complements implies that $H$ is isomorphic to $G$. In \cite{WX,WX1}, Wang and Xu gave…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-09-25 Wei Wang

For time-reversal invariant graphs we prove the Bohigas-Giannoni-Schmit conjecture in its most general form: For graphs that are mixing in the classical limit, all spectral correlation functions coincide with those of the Gaussian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Z. Pluhar , H. A. Weidenmueller

Let $G$ be a group. We define the coprime graph of subgroups of $G$, denoted by $\mathcal P(G)$, is a graph whose vertex set is the set of all proper subgroups of $G$, and two distinct vertices are adjacent if and only if the order of the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2015-12-08 R. Rajkumar , P. Devi

We enumerate graph homomorphisms to quasi-complete graphs, i.e., graphs obtained from complete graphs by removing one edge. The source graphs are complete graphs, quasi-complete graphs, cycles, paths, wheels and broken wheels. These…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-01-26 Pedro Lopes

Let $G$ be a 3-connected planar graph. Define the co-tree of a spanning tree $T$ of $G$ as the graph induced by the dual edges of $E(G)-E(T)$. The well-known cut-cycle duality implies that the co-tree is itself a tree. Let a $k$-tree be a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-06-05 Christian Ortlieb , Jens M. Schmidt

A partial complement of the graph $G$ is a graph obtained from $G$ by complementing all the edges in one of its induced subgraphs. We study the following algorithmic question: for a given graph $G$ and graph class $\mathcal{G}$, is there a…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2020-06-11 Fedor V. Fomin , Petr A. Golovach , Torstein J. F. Strømme , Dimitrios M. Thilikos

A graph $G$ is said to be determined by its generalized spectrum (DGS for short) if for any graph $H$, $H$ and $G$ are cospectral with cospectral complements implies that $H$ is isomorphic to $G$. It turns out that whether a graph $G$ is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-10-22 Wei Wang

Circulant graphs are a widely studied family of graphs whose members possess varying amounts of symmetry. Although considerable progress has been made in finding the automorphism groups of circulant graphs under certain restrictions, a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-15 Sally Cockburn , Ryhory Hatavets , Will Swartz

There is a profound connection between copositive matrices and graph theory. Copositive matrices provide a powerful tool for formulating and solving various challenging graph-related problems. Conversely, graph theory provides a rich set of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-11 O. I. Kostyukova , T. V. Tchemisova

The problem of characterizing graphs determined by their spectrum (DS) or generalized spectrum (DGS) has been a longstanding topic of interest in spectral graph theory, originating from questions in chemistry and mathematical physics. While…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-10 Muhammad Raza , Mudassir Shabbir , Waseem Abbas

The graph reconstruction conjecture asserts that every finite simple graph on at least three vertices can be reconstructed up to isomorphism from its deck - the collection of its vertex-deleted subgraphs. Kocay's Lemma is an important tool…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-09-09 Igor C. Oliveira , Bhalchandra D. Thatte

The adjacency operator of a graph has a spectrum and a class of scalar-valued spectral measures which have been systematically analyzed; it also has a spectral multiplicity function which has been less studied. The first purpose of this…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-03-06 Pierre de la Harpe

We give a direct combinatorial proof that the product of two descent classes in a symmetric group is a sum of descent classes. The proof is based on the fact that the group product gives a covering map when descent classes are endowed with…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-09 Philippe Biane