On the Laplacian Szeged Spectrum of Paths

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Abstract

We present explicit formulas for the Laplacian Szeged eigenvalues of paths, grids, $C_4$-nanotubes
and of Cartesian products of paths with some other simple graphs. A number of open problems is listed.

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