Date of Graduation
Summer 2015
Degree
Master of Science in Mathematics
Department
Mathematics
Committee Chair
Cameron Wickham
Abstract
Spectral graph theory has started to gain popularity and usefulness in describing graphs using algebraic tools. Specifically the Laplacian matrix has been found to have rather nice eigenvalues with several applications to include the behavior of electricity, liquids, and Gaussian molecules. We explicitly state the characteristic equation and eigenvalues for the Laplacian matrix of zero divisor graphs of rings of the form ℤ! where � is prime.
Keywords
Laplacian matrix, eigenvalues, spectra, characteristic function, graph theory, spectral graph theory
Subject Categories
Mathematics
Copyright
© William A. Jones
Recommended Citation
Jones, William A., "The Characteristic Polynomial of the Laplacian Matrix of Certain Zero-Divisor Graphs" (2015). MSU Graduate Theses. 1658.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1658
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