A complete characterization of graphs for which $m_G(-1) = n-d-1$

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Auteurs principaux: Xu, Songnian, Zhen, Wenhao, Wong, Dein
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author Xu, Songnian
Zhen, Wenhao
Wong, Dein
author_facet Xu, Songnian
Zhen, Wenhao
Wong, Dein
contents Let $G$ be a simple connected graph of order $n$ with diameter $d$. Let $m_G(-1)$ denote the multiplicity of the eigenvalue $-1$ of the adjacency matrix of $G$, and let $P = P_{d+1}$ be the diameter path of $G$. If $-1$ is not an eigenvalue of $P$, then by the interlacing theorem, we have $m_G(-1)\leq n - d - 1$. In this article, we characterize the extremal graphs where equality holds. Moreover, for the completeness of the results, we also characterize the graphs $G$ that achieve $m_G(-1) = n - d - 1$ when $-1$ is an eigenvalue of $P$. Thus, we provide a complete characterization of the graphs $G$ for which $m_G(-1) = n - d - 1$.
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spellingShingle A complete characterization of graphs for which $m_G(-1) = n-d-1$
Xu, Songnian
Zhen, Wenhao
Wong, Dein
Spectral Theory
05C50
Let $G$ be a simple connected graph of order $n$ with diameter $d$. Let $m_G(-1)$ denote the multiplicity of the eigenvalue $-1$ of the adjacency matrix of $G$, and let $P = P_{d+1}$ be the diameter path of $G$. If $-1$ is not an eigenvalue of $P$, then by the interlacing theorem, we have $m_G(-1)\leq n - d - 1$. In this article, we characterize the extremal graphs where equality holds. Moreover, for the completeness of the results, we also characterize the graphs $G$ that achieve $m_G(-1) = n - d - 1$ when $-1$ is an eigenvalue of $P$. Thus, we provide a complete characterization of the graphs $G$ for which $m_G(-1) = n - d - 1$.
title A complete characterization of graphs for which $m_G(-1) = n-d-1$
topic Spectral Theory
05C50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15000