Degree-Similar Graphs

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Main Authors: Godsil, Chris, Sun, Wanting
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author Godsil, Chris
Sun, Wanting
author_facet Godsil, Chris
Sun, Wanting
contents The degree matrix of a graph is the diagonal matrix with diagonal entries equal to the degrees of the vertices of $X$. If $X_1$ and $X_2$ are graphs with respective adjacency matrices $A_1$ and $A_2$ and degree matrices $D_1$ and $D_2$, we say that $X_1$ and $X_2$ are degree similar if there is an invertible real matrix $M$ such that $M^{-1}A_1M=A_2$ and $M^{-1}D_1M=D_2$. If graphs $X_1$ and $X_2$ are degree similar, then their adjacency matrices, Laplacian matrices, unsigned Laplacian matrices and normalized Laplacian matrices are similar. We first show that the converse is not true. Then, we provide a number of constructions of degree-similar graphs. Finally, we show that the matrices $A_1-μD_1$ and $A_2-μD_2$ are similar over the field of rational functions $\mathbb{Q}(μ)$ if and only if the Smith normal forms of the matrices $tI-(A_1-μD_1)$ and $tI-(A_2-μD_2)$ are equal.
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spellingShingle Degree-Similar Graphs
Godsil, Chris
Sun, Wanting
Combinatorics
05C50
The degree matrix of a graph is the diagonal matrix with diagonal entries equal to the degrees of the vertices of $X$. If $X_1$ and $X_2$ are graphs with respective adjacency matrices $A_1$ and $A_2$ and degree matrices $D_1$ and $D_2$, we say that $X_1$ and $X_2$ are degree similar if there is an invertible real matrix $M$ such that $M^{-1}A_1M=A_2$ and $M^{-1}D_1M=D_2$. If graphs $X_1$ and $X_2$ are degree similar, then their adjacency matrices, Laplacian matrices, unsigned Laplacian matrices and normalized Laplacian matrices are similar. We first show that the converse is not true. Then, we provide a number of constructions of degree-similar graphs. Finally, we show that the matrices $A_1-μD_1$ and $A_2-μD_2$ are similar over the field of rational functions $\mathbb{Q}(μ)$ if and only if the Smith normal forms of the matrices $tI-(A_1-μD_1)$ and $tI-(A_2-μD_2)$ are equal.
title Degree-Similar Graphs
topic Combinatorics
05C50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.11328