On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials

Results are given from which expressions for the coefficients of the simple circuit polynomial of a graph can be obtained in terms of subgraphs of the graph. From these are deduced parallel results for the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a graph. Some specific results are presented...

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Main Author: E. J. Farrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1985-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171285000783
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description Results are given from which expressions for the coefficients of the simple circuit polynomial of a graph can be obtained in terms of subgraphs of the graph. From these are deduced parallel results for the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a graph. Some specific results are presented on the parities of the coefficients of characteristic polynomials. A characterization is then determined for graphs in which the number of sets of independent edges is always even. This leads to an interesting link between matching polynomials and characteristic polynomials. Finally explicit formulae are derived for the number of ways of covering two well known families of graphs with node disjoint circuits, and for the first few coefficients of their characteristic polynomials.
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spelling doaj-art-e1c0737a0359479b984ba3cfe54e35042025-08-20T03:20:59ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251985-01-018469770510.1155/S0161171285000783On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomialsE. J. Farrell0Department of Mathematics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoResults are given from which expressions for the coefficients of the simple circuit polynomial of a graph can be obtained in terms of subgraphs of the graph. From these are deduced parallel results for the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a graph. Some specific results are presented on the parities of the coefficients of characteristic polynomials. A characterization is then determined for graphs in which the number of sets of independent edges is always even. This leads to an interesting link between matching polynomials and characteristic polynomials. Finally explicit formulae are derived for the number of ways of covering two well known families of graphs with node disjoint circuits, and for the first few coefficients of their characteristic polynomials.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171285000783circuit polynomialscircuit cover of a graphsimple circuit polynomialHamiltonian circuitcharacteristic polynomial.
spellingShingle E. J. Farrell
On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
circuit polynomials
circuit cover of a graph
simple circuit polynomial
Hamiltonian circuit
characteristic polynomial.
title On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
title_full On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
title_fullStr On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
title_full_unstemmed On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
title_short On coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
title_sort on coefficients of circuit polynomials and characteristic polynomials
topic circuit polynomials
circuit cover of a graph
simple circuit polynomial
Hamiltonian circuit
characteristic polynomial.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171285000783
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