On eigenfunctions of the block graphs of geometric Steiner systems

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Main Authors: Goryainov, Sergey, Panasenko, Dmitry
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Published: 2023
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author Goryainov, Sergey
Panasenko, Dmitry
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Panasenko, Dmitry
contents This paper lies in the context of the studies of eigenfunctions of graphs having minimum cardinality of support. One of the tools is the weight-distribution bound, a lower bound on the cardinality of support of an eigenfunction of a distance-regular graph corresponding to a non-principal eigenvalue. The tightness of the weight-distribution bound was previously shown in general for the smallest eigenvalue of a Grassmann graph. However, a characterisation of optimal eigenfunctions was not obtained. Motivated by this open problem, we consider the class of strongly regular Grassmann graphs and give the required characterisation in this case. We then show the tightness of the weight-distribution bound for block graphs of affine designs (defined on the lines of an affine space with two lines being adjacent when intersect) and obtain a similar characterisation of optimal eigenfunctions.
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spellingShingle On eigenfunctions of the block graphs of geometric Steiner systems
Goryainov, Sergey
Panasenko, Dmitry
Combinatorics
This paper lies in the context of the studies of eigenfunctions of graphs having minimum cardinality of support. One of the tools is the weight-distribution bound, a lower bound on the cardinality of support of an eigenfunction of a distance-regular graph corresponding to a non-principal eigenvalue. The tightness of the weight-distribution bound was previously shown in general for the smallest eigenvalue of a Grassmann graph. However, a characterisation of optimal eigenfunctions was not obtained. Motivated by this open problem, we consider the class of strongly regular Grassmann graphs and give the required characterisation in this case. We then show the tightness of the weight-distribution bound for block graphs of affine designs (defined on the lines of an affine space with two lines being adjacent when intersect) and obtain a similar characterisation of optimal eigenfunctions.
title On eigenfunctions of the block graphs of geometric Steiner systems
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10334