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Maximum Generic Nullity of a Graph
Linear Algebra and its Applications
  • Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University
  • Bryan Shader, University of Wyoming
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2-1-2010
DOI
10.1016/j.laa.2009.09.025
Abstract

For a graph G of order n, the maximum nullity of G is defined to be the largest possible nullity over all real symmetric n×n matrices A whose (i,j)th entry (for i≠j) is nonzero whenever {i,j} is an edge in G and is zero otherwise. Maximum nullity and the related parameter minimum rank of the same set of matrices have been studied extensively. A new parameter, maximum generic nullity, is introduced. Maximum generic nullity provides insight into the structure of the null-space of a matrix realizing maximum nullity of a graph. It is shown that maximum generic nullity is bounded above by edge connectivity and below by vertex connectivity. Results on random graphs are used to show that as n goes to infinity almost all graphs have equal maximum generic nullity, vertex connectivity, edge connectivity, and minimum degree.

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This is a manuscript of an article from Linear Algebra and its Applications 432 (2010): 857, doi:10.1016/j.laa.2009.09.025. Posted with permission.

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This manuscript version is made available under the CCBY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Elsevier Inc.
Language
en
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Citation Information
Leslie Hogben and Bryan Shader. "Maximum Generic Nullity of a Graph" Linear Algebra and its Applications Vol. 432 (2010) p. 857 - 866
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/leslie-hogben/58/