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Eigenvalues of the Derangement Graph

Combinatorics 2008-03-21 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

We consider the Cayley graph on the symmetric group Sn generated by derangements. It is well known that the eigenvalues of this grpah are indexed by partitions of n. We investigate how these eigenvalues are determined by the shape of their corresponding partitions. In particular, we show that the sign of an eigenvalue is the parity of the number of cells below the first row of the corresponding Ferrers diagram. We also provide some lower and upper bounds for the absolute values of these eigenvalues.

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@article{arxiv.0803.2901,
  title  = {Eigenvalues of the Derangement Graph},
  author = {Cheng Yeaw Ku and David B. Wales},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.2901},
  year   = {2008}
}

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26 pages

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