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Inverses of Bipartite Graphs

Combinatorics 2018-03-09 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a bipartite graph and its adjacency matrix A\mathbb A. If GG has a unique perfect matching, then A\mathbb A has an inverse A1\mathbb A^{-1} which is a symmetric integral matrix, and hence the adjacency matrix of a multigraph. The inverses of bipartite graphs with unique perfect matchings have a strong connection to M\"obius functions of posets. In this note, we characterize all bipartite graphs with a unique perfect matching whose adjacency matrices have inverses diagonally similar to non-negative matrices, which settles an open problem of Godsil on inverses of bipartite graphs in [Godsil, Inverses of Trees, Combinatorica 5 (1985) 33-39].

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@article{arxiv.1611.06535,
  title  = {Inverses of Bipartite Graphs},
  author = {Yujun Yang and Dong Ye},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.06535},
  year   = {2018}
}

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9 pages, 2 figures

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