Spectra of graphs obtained by a generalization of the join graph operation

Taking a Fiedler’s result on the spectrum of a matrix formed from two symmetric matrices as a motivation, a more general result is deduced and applied to the determination of adjacency and Laplacian spectra of graphs obtained by a generalized join graph operation on families of graphs (regular in th...

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Main Author: Cardoso, Domingos M. (author)
Other Authors: Freitas, M. A. A. de (author), Martins, E. A. (author), Robbiano, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13471
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/13471
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Summary:Taking a Fiedler’s result on the spectrum of a matrix formed from two symmetric matrices as a motivation, a more general result is deduced and applied to the determination of adjacency and Laplacian spectra of graphs obtained by a generalized join graph operation on families of graphs (regular in the case of adjacency spectra and arbitrary in the case of Laplacian spectra). Some additional consequences are explored, namely regarding the largest eigenvalue and algebraic connectivity.