Star complements and exceptional graphs

Citation

Cvetkovic D, Rowlinson P & Simic SK (2007) Star complements and exceptional graphs. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 423 (1), pp. 146-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2007.01.008

Abstract
Let G be a finite graph of order n with an eigenvalue ? of multiplicity k. (Thus the ?-eigenspace of a (0,1)-adjacency matrix of G has dimension k.) A star complement for ? in G is an induced subgraph G-X of G such that |X|=k and G-X does not have ? as an eigenvalue. An exceptional graph is a connected graph, other than a generalized line graph, whose eigenvalues lie in [-2,?). We establish some properties of star complements, and of eigenvectors, of exceptional graphs with least eigenvalue -2.

Keywords
Graph; Eigenvalue; Star complement

Journal
Linear Algebra and Its Applications: Volume 423, Issue 1