Connected signed graphs with given inertia indices and given girth
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| contents | Suppose that $Γ=(G, σ)$ is a connected signed graph with at least one cycle. The number of positive, negative and zero eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix of $Γ$ are called positive inertia index, negative inertia index and nullity of $Γ$, which are denoted by $i_+(Γ)$, $i_-(Γ)$ and $η(Γ)$, respectively. Denoted by $g$ the girth, which is the length of the shortest cycle of $Γ$. We study relationships between the girth and the negative inertia index of $Γ$ in this article. We prove $i_{-}(Γ)\geq \lceil\frac{g}{2}\rceil-1$ and extremal signed graphs corresponding to the lower bound are characterized. Furthermore, the signed graph $Γ$ with $i_{-}(Γ)=\lceil\frac{g}{2}\rceil$ for $g\geq 4$ are given. As a by-product, the connected signed graphs with given positive inertia index, nullity and given girth are also determined, respectively. |
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| spellingShingle | Connected signed graphs with given inertia indices and given girth Liu, Beiyan Duan, Fang Spectral Theory Suppose that $Γ=(G, σ)$ is a connected signed graph with at least one cycle. The number of positive, negative and zero eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix of $Γ$ are called positive inertia index, negative inertia index and nullity of $Γ$, which are denoted by $i_+(Γ)$, $i_-(Γ)$ and $η(Γ)$, respectively. Denoted by $g$ the girth, which is the length of the shortest cycle of $Γ$. We study relationships between the girth and the negative inertia index of $Γ$ in this article. We prove $i_{-}(Γ)\geq \lceil\frac{g}{2}\rceil-1$ and extremal signed graphs corresponding to the lower bound are characterized. Furthermore, the signed graph $Γ$ with $i_{-}(Γ)=\lceil\frac{g}{2}\rceil$ for $g\geq 4$ are given. As a by-product, the connected signed graphs with given positive inertia index, nullity and given girth are also determined, respectively. |
| title | Connected signed graphs with given inertia indices and given girth |
| topic | Spectral Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.08539 |