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A note on eigenvalues of zero divisor graphs associated with commutative rings

Combinatorics 2024-01-17 v2 Discrete Mathematics Rings and Algebras Spectral Theory

Abstract

For a commutative ring R,R, with non-zero zero divisors Z(R)Z^{\ast}(R). The zero divisor graph Γ(R)\Gamma(R) is a simple graph with vertex set Z(R)Z^{\ast}(R), and two distinct vertices x,yV(Γ(R))x,y\in V(\Gamma(R)) are adjacent if and only if xy=0.x\cdot y=0. In this note, we provide counter examples to the eigenvalues, the energy and the second Zagreb index related to zero divisor graphs of rings obtained in [Johnson and Sankar, J. Appl. Math. Comp. (2023), \cite{johnson}]. We correct the eigenvalues (energy) and the Zagreb index result for the zero divisor graphs of ring Zp[x]/x4.\mathbb{Z}_{p}[x]/\langle x^{4} \rangle. We show that for any prime pp, Γ(Zp[x]/x4)\Gamma(\mathbb{Z}_{p}[x]/\langle x^{4} \rangle) is non-hyperenergetic and for prime p3p\geq 3, Γ(Zp[x]/x4)\Gamma(\mathbb{Z}_{p}[x]/\langle x^{4} \rangle) is hypoenergetic. We give a formulae for the topological indices of Γ(Zp[x]/x4)\Gamma(\mathbb{Z}_{p}[x]/\langle x^{4} \rangle) and show that its Zagreb indices satisfy Hansen and Vukicˇ\check{c}cevi\'c conjecture \cite{hansen}.

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@article{arxiv.2401.02554,
  title  = {A note on eigenvalues of zero divisor graphs associated with commutative rings},
  author = {Bilal Ahmad Rather},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.02554},
  year   = {2024}
}

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20 pages, 3 Figures, Submitted to journal "Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing" on 10 Apr 2023, Comments and suggestions are welcome and can be sent at bilalahmadrr@gamil.com

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