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Mysteries around the graph Laplacian eigenvalue 4. (English) Zbl 1262.05102

Summary: We describe our current understanding on the phase transition phenomenon associated with the graph Laplacian eigenvalue \(\lambda =4\) on trees: eigenvectors for \(\lambda <4\) oscillate semi-globally while those for \(\lambda >4\) are concentrated around junctions. For starlike trees, we obtain a complete understanding of this phenomenon. For general graphs, we prove the number of \(\lambda >4\) is bounded from above by the number of vertices with degrees higher than 2; and if a graph contains a branching path, then the eigencomponents for \(\lambda >4\) decay exponentially from the branching vertex toward the leaf.

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05C50 Graphs and linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues, etc.)
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