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Median Eigenvalues of Bipartite Subcubic Graphs

Part of: Graph theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

BOJAN MOHAR
BOJAN MOHAR*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada (e-mail: mohar@sfu.ca)
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Abstract

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It is proved that the median eigenvalues of every connected bipartite graph G of maximum degree at most three belong to the interval [−1, 1] with a single exception of the Heawood graph, whose median eigenvalues are $\pm\sqrt{2}$. Moreover, if G is not isomorphic to the Heawood graph, then a positive fraction of its median eigenvalues lie in the interval [−1, 1]. This surprising result has been motivated by the problem about HOMO-LUMO separation that arises in mathematical chemistry.

MSC classification

Primary: 05C50: Graphs and linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues, etc.)
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Information
Combinatorics, Probability and Computing , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , September 2016 , pp. 768 - 790
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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