On the spectral characterization of Kite graphs

The \textit{Kite graph}, denoted by $Kite_{p,q}$ is obtained by appending a complete graph $K_{p}$ to a pendant vertex of a path $P_{q}$. In this paper, firstly we show that no two non-isomorphic kite graphs are cospectral w.r.t adjacency matrix. Let $G$ be a graph which is cospectral with $Kite_{p,q}$ and the clique number of $G$ is denoted by $w(G)$. Then, it is shown that $w(G)\geq p-2q+1$. Also, we prove that $Kite_{p,2}$ graphs are determined by their adjacency spectrum

Spectral Fundamentals and Characterizations of Signed Directed Graphs

The spectral properties of signed directed graphs, which may be naturally obtained by assigning a sign to each edge of a directed graph, have received substantially less attention than those of their undirected and/or unsigned counterparts. To represent such signed directed graphs, we use a striking equivalence to $\mathbb{T}_6$-gain graphs to formulate a Hermitian adjacency matrix, whose entries are the unit Eisenstein integers $\exp(k\pi i/3),$ $k\in \mathbb{Z}_6.$ Many well-known results, such as (gain) switching and eigenvalue interlacing, naturally carry over to this paradigm. We show that non-empty signed directed graphs whose spectra occur uniquely, up to isomorphism, do not exist, but we provide several infinite families whose spectra occur uniquely up to switching equivalence. Intermediate results include a classification of all signed digraphs with rank $2,3$, and a deep discussion of signed digraphs with extremely few (1 or 2) non-negative (eq. non-positive) eigenvalues

Signless Laplacian determinations of some graphs with independent edges

{Signless Laplacian determinations of some graphs with independent edges}% {Let $G$ be a simple undirected graph. Then the signless Laplacian matrix of $G$ is defined as $D_G + A_G$ in which $D_G$ and $A_G$ denote the degree matrix and the adjacency matrix of $G$, respectively. The graph $G$ is said to be determined by its signless Laplacian spectrum ({\rm DQS}, for short), if any graph having the same signless Laplacian spectrum as $G$ is isomorphic to $G$. We show that $G\sqcup rK_2$ is determined by its signless Laplacian spectra under certain conditions, where $r$ and $K_2$ denote a natural number and the complete graph on two vertices, respectively. Applying these results, some {\rm DQS} graphs with independent edges are obtained

A geometric construction of isospectral magnetic graphs

We present a geometrical construction of families of finite isospectral graphs labelled by different partitions of a natural number r of given length s (the number of summands). Isospectrality here refers to the discrete magnetic Laplacian with normalised weights (including standard weights). The construction begins with an arbitrary finite graph GG with normalised weight and magnetic potential as a building block from which we construct, in a first step, a family of so-called frame graphs (FFa)a∈N . A frame graph FFa is constructed contracting a copies of G along a subset of vertices V0 . In a second step, for any partition A=(a1,…,as) of length s of a natural number r (i.e., r=a1+⋯+as ) we construct a new graph FFA contracting now the frames FFa1,…,FFas selected by A along a proper subset of vertices V1⊂V0 . All the graphs obtained by different s-partitions of r≥4 (for any choice of V0 and V1 ) are isospectral and non-isomorphic. In particular, we obtain increasing finite families of graphs which are isospectral for given r and s for different types of magnetic Laplacians including the standard Laplacian, the signless standard Laplacian, certain kinds of signed Laplacians and, also, for the (unbounded) Kirchhoff Laplacian of the underlying equilateral metric graph. The spectrum of the isospectral graphs is determined by the spectrum of the Laplacian of the building block G and the spectrum for the Laplacian with Dirichlet conditions on the set of vertices V0 and V1 with multiplicities determined by the numbers r and s of the partition.JSFC was supported by the Leverhulme Trust via a Research Project Grant (RPG-2020-158). FLl was supported by the Severo Ochoa Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0554) and from the Spanish National Research Council, through the Ayuda extraordinaria a Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa (20205CEX001) and by the Madrid Government under the Agreement with UC3M in the line of Research Funds for Beatriz Galindo Fellowships (C&QIG-BG-CM-UC3M), and in the context of the V PRICIT.Publicad

New families of graphs determined by their generalized spectrum

We construct infinite families of graphs that are determined by their generalized spectrum. This construction is based on new formulae for the determinant of the walk matrix of a graph. All graphs constructed here satisfy a certain extremal divisibility condition for the determinant of their walk matrix

Spectral characterizations of complex unit gain graphs

While eigenvalues of graphs are well studied, spectral analysis of complex unit gain graphs is still in its infancy. This thesis considers gain graphs whose gain groups are gradually less and less restricted, with the ultimate goal of classifying gain graphs that are characterized by their spectra. In such cases, the eigenvalues of a gain graph contain sufficient structural information that it might be uniquely (up to certain equivalence relations) constructed when only given its spectrum. First, the first infinite family of directed graphs that is – up to isomorphism – determined by its Hermitian spectrum is obtained. Since the entries of the Hermitian adjacency matrix are complex units, these objects may be thought of as gain graphs with a restricted gain group. It is shown that directed graphs with the desired property are extremely rare. Thereafter, the perspective is generalized to include signs on the edges. By encoding the various edge-vertex incidence relations with sixth roots of unity, the above perspective can again be taken. With an interesting mix of algebraic and combinatorial techniques, all signed directed graphs with degree at most 4 or least multiplicity at most 3 are determined. Subsequently, these characterizations are used to obtain signed directed graphs that are determined by their spectra. Finally, an extensive discussion of complex unit gain graphs in their most general form is offered. After exploring their various notions of symmetry and many interesting ties to complex geometries, gain graphs with exactly two distinct eigenvalues are classified