The integral graphs with index 3 and exactly two main eigenvalues

A graph is called integral if the spectrum of its adjacency matrix has only integral eigenvalues. An eigenvalue of a graph is called main eigenvalue if it has an eigenvector such that the sum of whose entries is not equal to zero. In this paper, we show that there are exactly 25 connected integral graphs with exactly two main eigenvalues and index 3.     

恰有两个主特征值的图的性质

设λ是图G的一个特征值,如果存在属于λ的一个特征向量X=(x_1,x_2,…,x_n)~T,使得(?)x_i≠0,则λ称为图G的主特征值.将恰有两个主特征值的一个充要条件做了进一步推广,并在此基础上给出恰有两个主特征值的图的一些性质以及恰有两个主特征值的图的一些运算结果.     

Main eigenvalues of a graph

An eigenvalue of a graph is said to be a main eigenvalue if it has an eigenvector not orthogonal to the main vector j=(1,1,…,1). In this paper we shall study some properties of main eigenvalues of a graph.     

On eigenvectors of mixed graphs with exactly one nonsingular cycle

Let G be a mixed graph. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of G are respectively defined to be those of its Laplacian matrix. If G is a simple graph, [M. Fiedler: A property of eigenvectors of nonnegative symmetric matrices and its applications to graph theory, Czechoslovak Math. J. 25 (1975), 619–633] gave a remarkable result on the structure of the eigenvectors of G corresponding to its second smallest eigenvalue (also called the algebraic connectivity of G). For G being a general mixed graph with exactly one nonsingular cycle, using Fiedler’s result, we obtain a similar result on the structure of the eigenvectors of G corresponding to its smallest eigenvalue. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (10601001), Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (050460102), NSF of Department of Education of Anhui province (2004kj027), the project of innovation team on basic mathematics of Anhui University, and the project of talents group construction of Anhui University.     

On graphs with given main eigenvalues

An eigenvalue of a graph is main if it has an eigenvector, the sum of whose entries is not equal to zero. Extending previous results of Hagos and Hou et al. we obtain two conditions for graphs with given main eigenvalues. All trees and connected unicyclic graphs with exactly two main eigenvalues were characterized by Hou et al. Extending their results, we determine all bicyclic connected graphs with exactly two main eigenvalues.     

Spectral characterization of line graphs of starlike trees

Two graphs are said to be A-cospectral if they have the same adjacency spectrum. A graph G is said to be determined by its adjacency spectrum if there is no other non-isomorphic graph A-cospectral with G. A tree is called starlike if it has exactly one vertex of degree greater than 2. In this article, we prove that the line graphs of starlike trees with maximum degree at least 12 are determined by their adjacency spectra.     

Quasi‐Random Oriented Graphs

We show that a number of conditions on oriented graphs, all of which are satisfied with high probability by randomly oriented graphs, are equivalent. These equivalences are similar to those given by Chung, Graham, and Wilson [5] in the case of unoriented graphs, and by Chung and Graham [3] in the case of tournaments. Indeed, our main theorem extends to the case of a general underlying graph G, the main result of [3] which corresponds to the case that G is complete. One interesting aspect of these results is that exactly two of the four orientations of a four cycle can be used for a quasi‐randomness condition, i.e., if the number of appearances they make in D is close to the expected number in a random orientation of the same underlying graph, then the same is true for every small oriented graph H.     

A note on the girth‐doubling construction for polygonal graphs

A near‐polygonal graph is a graph Γ which has a set ?? of m‐cycles for some positive integer m such that each 2‐path of Γ is contained in exactly one cycle in ??. If m is the girth of Γ then the graph is called polygonal. Given a polygonal graph Γ of valency r and girth m, Archdeacon and Perkel proved the existence of a polygonal graph Γ₂ of valency r and girth 2m. We will show that this construction can be extended to one that yields a polygonal graph Γ₃ of valency r and girth 3m, but that making the cycles any longer with this construction does not yield a polygonal graph. We also show that if Aut(Γ) is 2‐arc transitive, so is Aut(Γ_k) for k = 2, 3. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 68: 246‐254, 2011     

Tricyclic graphs with exactly two main eigenvalues

An eigenvalue of a graph G is called a main eigenvalue if it has an eigenvector the sum of whose entries is not equal to zero. Let G ₀ be the graph obtained from G by deleting all pendant vertices and δ(G) the minimum degree of vertices of G. In this paper, all connected tricyclic graphs G with δ(G ₀) ≥ 2 and exactly two main eigenvalues are determined.     

A Degree Constraint for Uniquely Hamiltonian Graphs

A graph, G, is called uniquely Hamiltonian if it contains exactly one Hamilton cycle. We show that if G=(V, E) is uniquely Hamiltonian then Where #(G)=1 if G has even number of vertices and 2 if G has odd number of vertices. It follows that every n-vertex uniquely Hamiltonian graph contains a vertex whose degree is at most c log₂n+2 where c=(log₂3−1)⁻¹≈1.71 thereby improving a bound given by Bondy and Jackson [3].     

A Note on Degenerate and Spectrally Degenerate Graphs

A graph G is called spectrally d‐degenerate if the largest eigenvalue of each subgraph of it with maximum degree D is at most . We prove that for every constant M there is a graph with minimum degree M, which is spectrally 50‐degenerate. This settles a problem of Dvo?ák and Mohar (Spectrally degenerate graphs: Hereditary case, arXiv: 1010.3367).     

Multicyclic treelike reflexive graphs

A simple graph is reflexive if its second largest eigenvalue does not exceed 2. A graph is treelike (sometimes also called a cactus) if all its cycles (circuits) are mutually edge-disjoint. In a lot of cases one can establish whether a given graph is reflexive by identifying and removing a single cut-vertex (Theorem 1). In this paper we prove that, if this theorem cannot be applied to a connected treelike reflexive graph G and if all its cycles do not have a common vertex (do not form a bundle), such a graph has at most five cycles (Theorem 2). On the same conditions, in Theorem 3 we find all maximal treelike reflexive graphs with four and five cycles.     

Game-perfect graphs

A graph coloring game introduced by Bodlaender (Int J Found Comput Sci 2:133–147, 1991) as coloring construction game is the following. Two players, Alice and Bob, alternately color vertices of a given graph G with a color from a given color set C, so that adjacent vertices receive distinct colors. Alice has the first move. The game ends if no move is possible any more. Alice wins if every vertex of G is colored at the end, otherwise Bob wins. We consider two variants of Bodlaender’s graph coloring game: one (A) in which Alice has the right to have the first move and to miss a turn, the other (B) in which Bob has these rights. These games define the A-game chromatic number resp. the B-game chromatic number of a graph. For such a variant g, a graph G is g-perfect if, for every induced subgraph H of G, the clique number of H equals the g-game chromatic number of H. We determine those graphs for which the game chromatic numbers are 2 and prove that the triangle-free B-perfect graphs are exactly the forests of stars, and the triangle-free A-perfect graphs are exactly the graphs each component of which is a complete bipartite graph or a complete bipartite graph minus one edge or a singleton. From these results we may easily derive the set of triangle-free game-perfect graphs with respect to Bodlaender’s original game. We also determine the B-perfect graphs with clique number 3. As a general result we prove that complements of bipartite graphs are A-perfect.      

Minimal configuration trees

A graph is singular of nullity η if zero is an eigenvalue of its adjacency matrix with multiplicity η. If η(G)=1, then the core of G is the subgraph induced by the vertices associated with the non-zero entries of the zero-eigenvector. A connected subgraph of G with the least number of vertices and edges, that has nullity one and the same core as G, is called a minimal configuration. A subdivision of a graph G is obtained by inserting a vertex on every edge of G. We review various properties of minimal configurations. In particular, we show that a minimal configuration is a tree if and only if it is a subdivision of some other tree.     

Independent dominating sets and hamiltonian cycles

A graph is uniquely hamiltonian if it contains exactly one hamiltonian cycle. In this note we prove that there are no r‐regular uniquely hamiltonian graphs when r > 22. This improves upon earlier results of Thomassen. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 54: 233–244, 2007     

Characterizing 3‐connected planar graphs and graphic matroids

A well‐known result of Tutte states that a 3‐connected graph G is planar if and only if every edge of G is contained in exactly two induced non‐separating circuits. Bixby and Cunningham generalized Tutte's result to binary matroids. We generalize both of these results and give new characterizations of both 3‐connected planar graphs and 3‐connected graphic matroids. Our main result determines when a natural necessary condition for a binary matroid to be graphic is also sufficient. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 64: 165–174, 2010     

恰有两个Q-主特征值的三圈图

图G的无符号拉普拉斯矩阵定义为图G的邻接矩阵与度对角矩阵的和,其特征值称为图G的Q-特征值.图G的一个Q-特征值称为Q-主特征值,如果它有一个特征向量其分量的和不等于零.确定了所有恰有两个Q-主特征值的三圈图.     

On the least eigenvalue of a unicyclic mixed graph

Using the result on Fiedler vectors of a simple graph, we obtain a property on the structure of the eigenvectors of a nonsingular unicyclic mixed graph corresponding to its least eigenvalue. With the property, we get some results on minimizing and maximizing the least eigenvalue over all nonsingular unicyclic mixed graphs on n vertices with fixed girth. In particular, the graphs which minimize and maximize, respectively, the least eigenvalue are given over all such graphs with girth 3.     

On conservative and supermagic graphs

A graph is called supermagic if it admits a labelling of the edges by pairwise different consecutive positive integers such that the sum of the labels of the edges incident with a vertex is independent of the particular vertex. A graph G is called conservative if it admits an orientation and a labelling of the edges by integers {1,…,|E(G)|} such that at each vertex the sum of the labels on the incoming edges is equal to the sum of the labels on the outgoing edges. In this paper we deal with conservative graphs and their connection with the supermagic graphs. We introduce a new method to construct supermagic graphs using conservative graphs. Inter alia we show that the union of some circulant graphs and regular complete multipartite graphs are supermagic.