A characterization of graphs with rank 5

作者:Chang Gerard J; Huang Liang Hao; Yeh Hong Gwa*
来源:Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 2012, 436(11): 4241-4250.
DOI:10.1016/j.laa.2012.01.021

摘要

The rank of a graph G is defined to be the rank of its adjacency matrix. In this paper, we consider the following problem: what is the structure of a connected graph G with rank 5? or equivalently, what is the structure of a connected n-vertex graph G whose adjacency matrix has nullity n - 5? In this paper, we completely characterize connected graphs G whose adjacency matrix has rank 5.