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Peer Review Status: Refereed
Title: On eigenvalue multiplicity and the girth of a graph
Author(s): Rowlinson, Peter
Contact Email: peter.rowlinson@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: Graph
Girth
Eigenvalue
Star complement
Issue Date: Nov-2011
Date Deposited: 28-Jan-2014
Citation: Rowlinson P (2011) On eigenvalue multiplicity and the girth of a graph. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 435 (10), pp. 2375-2381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2010.10.020
Abstract: Suppose that G is a connected graph of order n and girth g<n. Let k be the multiplicity of an eigenvalue μ of G. Sharp upper bounds for k are n-g+2 when μ∈{-1,0}, and n-g otherwise. The graphs attaining these bounds are described.
DOI Link: 10.1016/j.laa.2010.10.020
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