Constructably Laplacian integral graphs

A graph is Laplacian integral if the spectrum of its Laplacian matrix consists entirely of integers. We consider the class of constructably Laplacian integral graphs - those graphs that be constructed from an empty graph by adding a sequence of edges in such a way that each time a new edge is added, the resulting graph is Laplacian integral. We characterize the constructably Laplacian integral graphs in terms of certain forbidden vertex-induced subgraphs, and consider the number of nonisomorphic Laplacian integral graphs that can be constructed by adding a suitable edge to a constructably Laplacian integral graph. We also discuss the eigenvalues of constructably Laplacian integral graphs, and identify families of isospectral nonisomorphic graphs within the class.     

Theorems on partitioned matrices revisited and their applications to graph spectra

Some old results about spectra of partitioned matrices due to Goddard and Schneider or Haynsworth are re-proved. A new result is given for the spectrum of a block-stochastic matrix with the property that each off-diagonal block has equal entries and each diagonal block has equal diagonal entries and equal off-diagonal entries. The result is applied to the study of the spectra of the usual graph matrices by partitioning the vertex set of the graph according to the neighborhood equivalence relation. The concept of a reduced graph matrix is introduced. The question of when n-2 is the second largest signless Laplacian eigenvalue of a connected graph of order n is treated. A recent conjecture posed by Tam, Fan and Zhou on graphs that maximize the signless Laplacian spectral radius over all (not necessarily connected) graphs with given numbers of vertices and edges is refuted. The Laplacian spectrum of a (degree) maximal graph is reconsidered.     

On operations in which graphs are appended to trees

We consider the effects on the algebraic connectivity of various graphs when vertices and graphs are appended to the original graph. We begin by considering weighted trees and appending a single isolated vertex to it by adding an edge from the isolated vertex to some vertex in the tree. We then determine the possible set vertices in the tree that can yield the maximum change in algebraic connectivity under such an operation. We then discuss the changes in algebraic connectivity of a star when various graphs such as trees and complete graphs are appended to its pendant vertices.     

On operations in which graphs are appended to trees

We consider the effects on the algebraic connectivity of various graphs when vertices and graphs are appended to the original graph. We begin by considering weighted trees and appending a single isolated vertex to it by adding an edge from the isolated vertex to some vertex in the tree. We then determine the possible set vertices in the tree that can yield the maximum change in algebraic connectivity under such an operation. We then discuss the changes in algebraic connectivity of a star when various graphs such as trees and complete graphs are appended to its pendant vertices.     

The cover pebbling number of graphs

A pebbling move on a graph consists of taking two pebbles off of one vertex and placing one pebble on an adjacent vertex. In the traditional pebbling problem we try to reach a specified vertex of the graph by a sequence of pebbling moves. In this paper we investigate the case when every vertex of the graph must end up with at least one pebble after a series of pebbling moves. The cover pebbling number of a graph is the minimum number of pebbles such that however the pebbles are initially placed on the vertices of the graph we can eventually put a pebble on every vertex simultaneously. We find the cover pebbling numbers of trees and some other graphs. We also consider the more general problem where (possibly different) given numbers of pebbles are required for the vertices.     

Maximizing signless Laplacian or adjacency spectral radius of graphs subject to fixed connectivity

In this paper, we characterize the graphs with maximum signless Laplacian or adjacency spectral radius among all graphs with fixed order and given vertex or edge connectivity. We also discuss the minimum signless Laplacian or adjacency spectral radius of graphs subject to fixed connectivity. Consequently we give an upper bound of signless Laplacian or adjacency spectral radius of graphs in terms of connectivity. In addition we confirm a conjecture of Aouchiche and Hansen involving adjacency spectral radius and connectivity.     

A Simple Linear-Time Recognition Algorithm for Weakly Quasi-Threshold Graphs

Weakly quasi-threshold graphs form a proper subclass of the well-known class of cographs by restricting the join operation. In this paper we characterize weakly quasi-threshold graphs by a finite set of forbidden subgraphs: the class of weakly quasi-threshold graphs coincides with the class of {P ₄, co-(2P ₃)}-free graphs. Moreover we give the first linear-time algorithm to decide whether a given graph belongs to the class of weakly quasi-threshold graphs, improving the previously known running time. Based on the simplicity of our recognition algorithm, we can provide certificates of membership (a structure that characterizes weakly quasi-threshold graphs) or non-membership (forbidden induced subgraphs) in additional ${{\mathcal O}(n)}$ time. Furthermore we give a linear-time algorithm for finding the largest induced weakly quasi-threshold subgraph in a cograph.     

Minimum vertex covers and the spectrum of the normalized Laplacian on trees

We show that, in the graph spectrum of the normalized graph Laplacian on trees, the eigenvalue 1 and eigenvalues near 1 are strongly related to minimum vertex covers.In particular, for the eigenvalue 1, its multiplicity is related to the size of a minimum vertex cover, and zero entries of its eigenvectors correspond to vertices in minimum vertex covers; while for eigenvalues near 1, their distance to 1 can be estimated from minimum vertex covers; and for the largest eigenvalue smaller than 1, the sign graphs of its eigenvectors take vertices in a minimum vertex cover as representatives.     

On the Structure of Bull-Free Perfect Graphs, 2: the Weakly Chordal Case

 A bull is a graph obtained by adding a pendant vertex at two vertices of a triangle. A graph is perfectly orderable if it admits an ordering such that the greedy sequential method applied on this ordering produces an optimal coloring for every induced subgraph. Chvátal conjectured that every bull-free graph with no odd hole or antihole is perfectly orderable. In a previous paper we studied the structure of general bull-free perfect graphs, and reduced Chvátal's conjecture to the case of weakly chordal graphs. Here we focus on weakly chordal graphs, and we reduce Chvátal's conjecture to a restricted case. Our method lays out the structure of all bull-free weakly chordal graphs. These results have been used recently by Hayward to establish Chvátal's conjecture for this restricted case and therefore in full. Received: November 26, 1997?Final version received: February 27, 2001     

On a signless Laplacian spectral characterization of -shape trees

Let M be an associated matrix of a graph G (the adjacency, Laplacian and signless Laplacian matrix). Two graphs are said to be cospectral with respect to M if they have the same M spectrum. A graph is said to be determined by M spectrum if there is no other non-isomorphic graph with the same spectrum with respect to M. It is shown that T-shape trees are determined by their Laplacian spectra. Moreover among them those are determined by their adjacency spectra are characterized. In this paper, we identify graphs which are cospectral to a given T-shape tree with respect to the signless Laplacian matrix. Subsequently, T-shape trees which are determined by their signless Laplacian spectra are identified.     

Greedy maximal independent sets via local limits

The random greedy algorithm for finding a maximal independent set in a graph constructs a maximal independent set by inspecting the graph's vertices in a random order, adding the current vertex to the independent set if it is not adjacent to any previously added vertex. In this paper, we present a general framework for computing the asymptotic density of the random greedy independent set for sequences of (possibly random) graphs by employing a notion of local convergence. We use this framework to give straightforward proofs for results on previously studied families of graphs, like paths and binomial random graphs, and to study new ones, like random trees and sparse random planar graphs. We conclude by analysing the random greedy algorithm more closely when the base graph is a tree.     

Generating weakly triangulated graphs

We show that a graph is weakly triangulated, or weakly chordal, if and only if it can be generated by starting with a graph with no edges, and repeatedly adding an edge, so that the new edge is not the middle edge of any chordless path with four vertices. This is a corollary of results due to Sritharan and Spinrad, and Hayward, Hoång and Maffray, and a natural analog of a theorem due to Fulkerson and Gross, which states that a graph is triangulated, or chordal, if and only if it can be generated by starting with a graph with no vertices, and repeatedly adding a vertex, so that the new vertex is not the middle vertex of any chordless path with three vertices. Our result answers the question of whether there exists a composition scheme that generates exactly the class of weakly triangulated graphs. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

On the Laplacian spectral radii of bipartite graphs

The Laplacian spectral radius of a graph is the largest eigenvalue of the associated Laplacian matrix. In this paper, we provide structural and behavioral details of graphs with maximum Laplacian spectral radius among all bipartite connected graphs of given order and size. Using these results, we provide a unified approach to determine the graphs with maximum Laplacian spectral radii among all trees, and all bipartite unicyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic and quasi-tree graphs, respectively.     

Decomposition of cubic graphs related to Wegner’s conjecture

Thomassen formulated the following conjecture: Every 3-connected cubic graph has a red–blue vertex coloring such that the blue subgraph has maximum degree 1 (that is, it consists of a matching and some isolated vertices) and the red subgraph has minimum degree at least 1 and contains no 3-edge path. We prove the conjecture for Generalized Petersen graphs.We indicate that a coloring with the same properties might exist for any subcubic graph. We confirm this statement for all subcubic trees.     

On perturbations of almost distance-regular graphs

In this paper we show that certain almost distance-regular graphs, the so-called h-punctually walk-regular graphs, can be characterized through the cospectrality of their perturbed graphs. A graph G with diameter D is called h-punctually walk-regular, for a given h≤D, if the number of paths of length ? between a pair of vertices u,v at distance h depends only on ?. The graph perturbations considered here are deleting a vertex, adding a loop, adding a pendant edge, adding/removing an edge, amalgamating vertices, and adding a bridging vertex. We show that for walk-regular graphs some of these operations are equivalent, in the sense that one perturbation produces cospectral graphs if and only if the others do. Our study is based on the theory of graph perturbations developed by Cvetkovi?, Godsil, McKay, Rowlinson, Schwenk, and others. As a consequence, some new characterizations of distance-regular graphs are obtained.     

Laplacian spectral characterization of 3-rose graphs

A 3-rose graph is a graph consisting of three cycles intersecting in a common vertex, J. Wang et al. showed all 3-rose graphs with at least one triangle are determined by their Laplacian spectra. In this paper, we complete the above Laplacian spectral characterization and prove that all 3-rose graphs are determined by their Laplacian spectra.     

A sharp upper bound on algebraic connectivity using domination number

Let G be a connected graph of order n. The algebraic connectivity of G is the second smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix of G. A dominating set in G is a vertex subset S such that each vertex of G that is not in S is adjacent to a vertex in S. The least cardinality of a dominating set is the domination number. In this paper, we prove a sharp upper bound on the algebraic connectivity of a connected graph in terms of the domination number and characterize the associated extremal graphs.     

Spectra of Some Interesting Combinatorial Matrices Related to Oriented Spanning Trees on a Directed Graph

The Laplacian of a directed graph G is the matrix L(G) = O(G) –, A(G) where A(G) is the adjaceney matrix of G and O(G) the diagonal matrix of vertex outdegrees. The eigenvalues of G are the eigenvalues of A(G). Given a directed graph G we construct a derived directed graph D(G) whose vertices are the oriented spanning trees of G. Using a counting argument, we describe the eigenvalues of D(G) and their multiplicities in terms of the eigenvalues of the induced subgraphs and the Laplacian matrix of G. Finally we compute the eigenvalues of D(G) for some specific directed graphs G. A recent conjecture of Propp for D(H _n ) follows, where H _n stands for the complete directed graph on n vertices without loops.     

Signless Laplacians of finite graphs

We survey properties of spectra of signless Laplacians of graphs and discuss possibilities for developing a spectral theory of graphs based on this matrix. For regular graphs the whole existing theory of spectra of the adjacency matrix and of the Laplacian matrix transfers directly to the signless Laplacian, and so we consider arbitrary graphs with special emphasis on the non-regular case. The results which we survey (old and new) are of two types: (a) results obtained by applying to the signless Laplacian the same reasoning as for corresponding results concerning the adjacency matrix, (b) results obtained indirectly via line graphs. Among other things, we present eigenvalue bounds for several graph invariants, an interpretation of the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial, a theorem on powers of the signless Laplacian and some remarks on star complements.     

圈的中间图pebbling数和Graham猜想

图G的一个pebbling移动是从一个顶点移走2个pebble, 而把其中的1个pebble移到与其相邻的一个顶点上. 图G 的pebbling数f(G)是最小的正整数n, 使得不论n个pebble 如何放置在G的顶点上, 总可以通过一系列的pebbling移动, 把1个pebble移到图G的任意一个顶点上. 图G 的中间图M(G) 就是在G 的每一条边上插入一个新点, 再把G 上相邻边上的新点用一条边连接起来的图. 对于任意两个连通图G和H, Graham猜测f(G\times H)\leq f(G)f(H). 首先研究了圈的中间图的pebbling 数, 然后讨论了一些圈的中间图满足Graham猜想.