On the Location of Roots of Graph Polynomials

نویسندگان

  • Johann A. Makowsky
  • Elena V. Ravve
چکیده

Roots of graph polynomials such as the characteristic polynomial, the chromatic polynomial, the matching polynomial, and many others are widely studied. In this paper we examine to what extent the location of these roots refl ects the graph theoretic properties of the underlying graph. (Joint work with E. Ravve and N. Blanchard) Johann (János) A. Makowsky is a Hungarian born and naturalized Swiss mathematician who works in mathematical logic and the logical foundations of computer science and combinatorics at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel) where he is a full professor. Thursday February 19 The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics

دوره 43  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013