Recall that, given a graph G, the matrix Q = D + A is called the signless Laplacian, where A is the adjacency matrix and D is the diagonal matrix of vertex degrees. The matrix L = D − A is known as the Laplacian of G. Graphs with the same spectrum of an associated matrix M are called cospectral graphs with respect to M , or M–cospectral graphs. A graph H cospectral with a graph G, but not isomo...

Let G be a graph of order n such that ∑n i=0(−1)iaiλn−i and ∑n i=0(−1)ibiλn−i are the characteristic polynomials of the signless Laplacian and the Laplacian matrices of G, respectively. We show that ai ≥ bi for i = 0,1, . . . , n. As a consequence, we prove that for any α, 0 < α ≤ 1, if q1, . . . , qn and μ1, . . . ,μn are the signless Laplacian and the Laplacian eigenvalues of G, respectively,...

In this note we address the problem of graph isomorphism by means of eigenvalue spectra of different matrix representations: the neighborhood matrix M̂ , its corresponding signless Laplacian QM̂ , and the set of higher order adjacency matrices M`s. We find that, in relation to graphs with at most 10 vertices, QM̂ leads to better results than the signless Laplacian Q; besides, when combined with M̂ ...

Let U(n, k) be the set of non-bipartite unicyclic graphs with n vertices and k pendant vertices, where n ≥ 4. In this paper, the unique graph with the minimal least eigenvalue of the signless Laplacian among all graphs in U(n, k) is determined. Furthermore, it is proved that the minimal least eigenvalue of the signless Laplacian is an increasing function in k. Let Un denote the set of non-bipar...

We consider the problem of determining the Q–integral graphs, i.e. the graphs with integral signless Laplacian spectrum. First, we determine some infinite series of such graphs having the other two spectra (the usual one and the Laplacian) integral. We also completely determine all (2, s)–semiregular bipartite graphs with integral signless Laplacian spectrum. Finally, we give some results conce...

For a connected graph G, we derive tight inequalities relating the smallest signless Laplacian eigenvalue to the largest normalised Laplacian eigenvalue. We investigate how vectors yielding small values of the Rayleigh quotient for the signless Laplacian matrix can be used to identify bipartite subgraphs. Our results are applied to some graphs with degree sequences approximately following a pow...

Let U(n, k) be the set of non-bipartite unicyclic graphs with n vertices and k pendant vertices, where n ≥ 4. In this paper, the unique graph with the minimal least eigenvalue of the signless Laplacian among all graphs in U(n, k) is determined. Furthermore, it is proved that the minimal least eigenvalue of the signless Laplacian is an increasing function in k. Let Un denote the set of non-bipar...

Let qmin(G) stand for the smallest eigenvalue of the signless Laplacian of a graph G of order n: This paper gives some results on the following extremal problem: How large can qmin (G) be if G is a graph of order n; with no complete subgraph of order r + 1? It is shown that this problem is related to the well-known topic of making graphs bipartite. Using known classical results, several bounds ...