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Conjectured bound for the distribution of eigenvalues of a graph

Combinatorics 2019-03-05 v4

Abstract

Let (n+,n0,n)(n^+, n^0, n^-) denote the inertia of a graph GG with nn vertices. Nordhaus-Gaddum bounds are known for inertia, except for an upper bound for nn^-. We conjecture that for any graph n(G)+n(Gˉ)1.5(n1), n^-(G) + n^-(\bar{G}) \le 1.5(n - 1), and prove this bound for various classes of graphs and for almost all graphs. We consider the relationship between this bound and the number of eigenvalues that lie within the interval 1-1 to 00, which we denote n(1,0)(G)n_{(-1,0)}(G). We conjecture that for any graph n(1,0)(G)0.5(n1). n_{(-1,0)}(G) \le 0.5(n - 1). and prove this bound for almost all graphs. We also investigate extremal graphs for both bounds and show that both bounds are equivalent for regular graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1709.04009,
  title  = {Conjectured bound for the distribution of eigenvalues of a graph},
  author = {Pawel Wocjan and Clive Elphick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.04009},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

We found a circulant graph on 31 vertices that is a counterexample

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