For a simple connected graph G of order n, having Laplacian eigenvalues μ1, μ2, . . . , μn−1, μn = 0, the Laplacian–energy–like invariant (LEL) and the Kirchhoff index (Kf) are defined as LEL(G) = ∑n−1 i=1 √ μi and Kf(G) = n ∑n−1 i=1 1 μi , respectively. In this paper, LEL and Kf are compared, and sufficient conditions for the inequality Kf(G) < LEL(G) are established.
