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The zero forcing polynomial of a graph
Zero forcing is an iterative graph coloring process, where given a set of
initially colored vertices, a colored vertex with a single uncolored neighbor
causes that neighbor to become colored. A zero forcing set is a set of
initially colored vertices which causes the entire graph to eventually become
colored. In this paper, we study the counting problem associated with zero
forcing. We introduce the zero forcing polynomial of a graph of order
as the polynomial , where is
the number of zero forcing sets of of size . We characterize the
extremal coefficients of , derive closed form expressions for
the zero forcing polynomials of several families of graphs, and explore various
structural properties of , including multiplicativity,
unimodality, and uniqueness.Comment: 23 page
Upper bounds for the sum of Laplacian eigenvalues of graphs
AbstractLet G be a graph with n vertices and e(G) edges, and let μ1(G)⩾μ2(G)⩾⋯⩾μn(G)=0 be the Laplacian eigenvalues of G. Let Sk(G)=∑i=1kμi(G), where 1⩽k⩽n. Brouwer conjectured that Sk(G)⩽e(G)+k+12 for 1⩽k⩽n. It has been shown in Haemers et al. [7] that the conjecture is true for trees. We give upper bounds for Sk(G), and in particular, we show that the conjecture is true for unicyclic and bicyclic graphs
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