On the first two eigenvalues of regular graphs

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Main Author: Zhang, Shengtong
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contents Let $G$ be a regular graph with $m$ edges, and let $μ_1, μ_2$ denote the two largest eigenvalues of $A_G$, the adjacency matrix of $G$. We show that, if $G$ is not complete, then $$μ_1^2 + μ_2^2 \leq \frac{2(ω- 1)}ω m$$ where $ω$ is the clique number of $G$. This confirms a conjecture of Bollobás and Nikiforov for regular graphs. We also show that equality holds if and only if $G$ is either a balanced Turán graph or the disjoint union of two balanced Turán graphs of the same size.
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spellingShingle On the first two eigenvalues of regular graphs
Zhang, Shengtong
Combinatorics
Spectral Theory
Let $G$ be a regular graph with $m$ edges, and let $μ_1, μ_2$ denote the two largest eigenvalues of $A_G$, the adjacency matrix of $G$. We show that, if $G$ is not complete, then $$μ_1^2 + μ_2^2 \leq \frac{2(ω- 1)}ω m$$ where $ω$ is the clique number of $G$. This confirms a conjecture of Bollobás and Nikiforov for regular graphs. We also show that equality holds if and only if $G$ is either a balanced Turán graph or the disjoint union of two balanced Turán graphs of the same size.
title On the first two eigenvalues of regular graphs
topic Combinatorics
Spectral Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.08184