Abstract
Hoffman's ratio bound is an upper bound for the independence number of a regular graph in terms of the eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix. The bound has proved to be very useful and has been applied many times. Hoffman did not publish his result, and for a great number of users the emergence of Hoffman's bound is a black hole. With his note I hope to clarify the history of this bound and some of its generalizations.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Ithaca |
Publisher | Cornell University Library |
Publication status | Published - 10 Feb 2021 |
Publication series
Name | arXiv |
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Publisher | Cornell University |
Volume | 2102.05529 |
Keywords
- math.CO