We consider the normalized Laplacian matrix for signed graphs and derive interlacing results for its spectrum. In particular, we investigate the effects of several basic graph operations, such as edge removal and addition and vertex contraction, on the Laplacian eigenvalues. We also study vertex replication, whereby a vertex in the graph is duplicated together with its neighboring relations. Th...

This work presents a new method for symmetrization of directed graphs that constructs an undirected graph with equivalent pairwise effective resistances as a given directed graph. Consequently a graph metric, square root of effective resistance, is preserved between the directed graph and its symmetrized version. It is shown that the preservation of this metric allows for interpretation of alge...

A graph is said to be Laplacian integral if the spectrum of its Laplacian matrix consists entirely of integers. Using combinatorial and matrix-theoretic techniques, we identify, up to isomorphism, the 21 connected Laplacian integral graphs of maximum degree 3 on at least 6 vertices.

We present a framework based on spectral graph theory that captures the interplay among network topology, system inertia, and generator and load damping in determining overall power grid behavior and performance. Specifically, we show that the impact of network topology on a power system can be quantified through the network Laplacian eigenvalues, and such eigenvalues determine the grid robustn...

In this paper simple formulae are derived for calculating the number of spanning trees of different product graphs. The products considered in here consists of Cartesian, strong Cartesian, direct, Lexicographic and double graph. For this purpose, the Laplacian matrices of these product graphs are used. Form some of these products simple formulae are derived and whenever direct formulation was n...

The spectrum of a matrix M is the multiset that contains all the eigenvalues of M. If M is a matrix obtained from a graph G, then the spectrum of M is also called the graph spectrum of G. If two graphs has the same spectrum, then they are cospectral (or isospectral) graphs. In this paper, we compare four spectra of matrices to examine their accuracy in protein structural comparison. These four ...

We develop eigenvalue estimates for the Laplacians on discrete and metric graphs using different types of boundary conditions at the vertices of the metric graph. Via an explicit correspondence of the equilateral metric and discrete graph spectrum (also in the “exceptional” values of the metric graph corresponding to the Dirichlet spectrum) we carry over these estimates from the metric graph La...

The theory of dynamical networks is concerned with systems of dynamical units coupled according to an underlying graph structure. It therefore investigates the interplay between dynamics and structure, between the temporal processes going on at the individual units and the static spatial structure linking them. In order to analyse that spatial structure, formalized as a graph, we discuss an ess...

altan derivatives of polycyclic conjugated hydrocarbons were recently introduced and studied in theoretical organic chemistry. we now provide a generalization of the altan concept, applicable to any graph. several earlier noticed topological properties of altan derivatives of polycyclic conjugated hydrocarbons are shown to be the properties of all altan derivatives of all graphs. among these ar...