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=The Laplace Spectrum=
=The Laplace Spectrum=
If D is the diagonal matrix [Dij], with Dii being the degree of the ith vertex--that is, the number of edges connecting to that vertex--then L = D - A is called the //Laplace matrix// of the graph G, and its eigenvalues (roots of its characteristic polynomial) is the //Laplace spectrum//. The matrix L is positive-semidefinite; the Laplace spectrum has at least one zero value, with the other values real and non-negative; the number of zero values in the Laplace spectrum is equal to the number of connected components of G, and so there is just one iff G is connected. The second smallest member λ of the Laplace spectrum, which is therefore positive iff G is connected, is called the //algebraic connectivity//. The various kinds of connectivity are related by the inequality λ ≤ ν ≤ ε; that is the algebraic connectivity is less than or equal to the vertex connectivity, which is less than or equal to the edge connectivity. In the other direction, λ ≥ 2(1 - cos(π/V))ε, where V is the number of vertices.  
If D is the diagonal matrix [Dij], with Dii being the degree of the ith vertex--that is, the number of edges connecting to that vertex--then L = D - A is called the //Laplace matrix// of the graph G, and its eigenvalues (roots of its characteristic polynomial) is the //Laplace spectrum//. The matrix L is positive-semidefinite; the Laplace spectrum has at least one zero value, with the other values real and non-negative; the number of zero values in the Laplace spectrum is equal to the number of connected components of G, and so there is just one iff G is connected. The second smallest member λ of the Laplace spectrum, which is therefore positive iff G is connected, is called the //algebraic connectivity//. The various kinds of connectivity are related by the inequality λ ≤ ν ≤ ε; that is the algebraic connectivity is less than or equal to the vertex connectivity, which is less than or equal to the edge connectivity. In the other direction, λ ≥ 2(1 - cos(π/V))ε, where V is the number of vertices; consequently λ &gt; (π/V)^2 ε.


We can also relate the diameter d to the algebraic connectivity, since 4/Vλ ≤ d ≤ 2((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1), where Δ is the maximal degree of the vertices of G. Also, if ρ is the mean distance, meaning the average of all of the distances in G, then 2/((V-1)λ) + (V-2)/(2(V-1)) ≤ ρ ≤ (V/(V-1))((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1). Hence when λ is small, distances will be large.
We can also relate the diameter d to the algebraic connectivity, since 4/Vλ ≤ d ≤ 2((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1), where Δ is the maximal degree of the vertices of G. Also, if ρ is the mean distance, meaning the average of all of the distances in G, then 2/((V-1)λ) + (V-2)/(2(V-1)) ≤ ρ ≤ (V/(V-1))((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1). Hence when λ is small, distances will be large.
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If D is the diagonal matrix [Dij], with Dii being the degree of the ith vertex--that is, the number of edges connecting to that vertex--then L = D - A is called the &lt;em&gt;Laplace matrix&lt;/em&gt; of the graph G, and its eigenvalues (roots of its characteristic polynomial) is the &lt;em&gt;Laplace spectrum&lt;/em&gt;. The matrix L is positive-semidefinite; the Laplace spectrum has at least one zero value, with the other values real and non-negative; the number of zero values in the Laplace spectrum is equal to the number of connected components of G, and so there is just one iff G is connected. The second smallest member λ of the Laplace spectrum, which is therefore positive iff G is connected, is called the &lt;em&gt;algebraic connectivity&lt;/em&gt;. The various kinds of connectivity are related by the inequality λ ≤ ν ≤ ε; that is the algebraic connectivity is less than or equal to the vertex connectivity, which is less than or equal to the edge connectivity. In the other direction, λ ≥ 2(1 - cos(π/V))ε, where V is the number of vertices. &lt;br /&gt;
If D is the diagonal matrix [Dij], with Dii being the degree of the ith vertex--that is, the number of edges connecting to that vertex--then L = D - A is called the &lt;em&gt;Laplace matrix&lt;/em&gt; of the graph G, and its eigenvalues (roots of its characteristic polynomial) is the &lt;em&gt;Laplace spectrum&lt;/em&gt;. The matrix L is positive-semidefinite; the Laplace spectrum has at least one zero value, with the other values real and non-negative; the number of zero values in the Laplace spectrum is equal to the number of connected components of G, and so there is just one iff G is connected. The second smallest member λ of the Laplace spectrum, which is therefore positive iff G is connected, is called the &lt;em&gt;algebraic connectivity&lt;/em&gt;. The various kinds of connectivity are related by the inequality λ ≤ ν ≤ ε; that is the algebraic connectivity is less than or equal to the vertex connectivity, which is less than or equal to the edge connectivity. In the other direction, λ ≥ 2(1 - cos(π/V))ε, where V is the number of vertices; consequently λ &amp;gt; (π/V)^2 ε.&lt;br /&gt;
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We can also relate the diameter d to the algebraic connectivity, since 4/Vλ ≤ d ≤ 2((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1), where Δ is the maximal degree of the vertices of G. Also, if ρ is the mean distance, meaning the average of all of the distances in G, then 2/((V-1)λ) + (V-2)/(2(V-1)) ≤ ρ ≤ (V/(V-1))((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1). Hence when λ is small, distances will be large.&lt;br /&gt;
We can also relate the diameter d to the algebraic connectivity, since 4/Vλ ≤ d ≤ 2((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1), where Δ is the maximal degree of the vertices of G. Also, if ρ is the mean distance, meaning the average of all of the distances in G, then 2/((V-1)λ) + (V-2)/(2(V-1)) ≤ ρ ≤ (V/(V-1))((Δ+λ)/4λ)ln(V-1). Hence when λ is small, distances will be large.&lt;br /&gt;