A bound for the $p$-domination number of a graph in terms of its eigenvalue multiplicities

Autor: Abiad, A., Akbari, S., Fakharan, M. H., Mehdizadeh, A.
Rok vydání: 2021
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: Let $G$ be a connected graph of order $n$ with domination number $\gamma(G)$. Wang, Yan, Fang, Geng and Tian [Linear Algebra Appl. 607 (2020), 307-318] showed that for any Laplacian eigenvalue $\lambda$ of $G$ with multiplicity $m_G(\lambda)$, it holds that $\gamma(G)\leq n-m_G(\lambda)$. Using techniques from the theory of star sets, in this work we prove that the same bound holds when $\lambda$ is an arbitrary adjacency eigenvalue of a non-regular graph, and we characterize the cases of equality. Moreover, we show a result that gives a relationship between start sets and the $p$-domination number, and we apply it to extend the aforementioned spectral bound to the $p$-domination number using the adjacency and Laplacian eigenvalue multiplicities.
Databáze: arXiv