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We investigate the relationship between the eigenvalues of a graph G and fractional spanning tree packing and coverings of G. Let omega(G) denote the number of components of a graph G. The strength eta(G) and the fractional arboricity gamma(G) are defined by eta(G) = min vertical bar X vertical bar/omega(G - X) - omega(G), and gamma(G) = max vertical bar E(H)vertical bar/vertical bar V(H)vertical bar - 1, where the optima are taken over all edge subsets X whenever the denominator is non-zero. The well known spanning tree packing theorem by Nash-Williams and Tutte indicates that a graph G has k edge-disjoint spanning tree if and only if eta(G) >= k; and Nash-Williams proved that a graph G can be covered by at most k forests if and only if gamma(G) <= k. Let lambda(1)(G) (mu(i)(G), q(i)(G), respectively) denote the ith largest adjacency (Laplacian, signless Laplacian, respectively) eigenvalue of G. In this paper, we prove the following. (1) Let G be a graph with delta >= 2s/t. Then eta(G) >= s/t if mu(n-1)(G) > 2s-1/t(delta+1), or if lambda(2) (G) < delta - 2s-1/t(delta+1), or if q(2) (G) < 2 delta - 2s-1/t(delta+1). (2) Suppose that G is a graph with nonincreasing degree sequence d(1), d(2), ... , d(n) and n >= left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular + 1. Let beta = 2s/t - 1/left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular + 1 Sigma(i=1) (left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular +1) d(i). Then gamma(G) <= s/t, if beta >= 1, or if 0 < beta < 1, n > left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular + 1 + 2s-2/t beta and mu(n-1)(G) > n(2s/t - 2/t - beta (left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular + 1))/(left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular + 1) (n - left perpendicular 2s/t right perpendicular - 1) Our result proves a stronger version of a conjecture by Cioaba and Wong on the relationship between eigenvalues and spanning tree packing, and sharpens former results in this area. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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DISCRETE APPLIED MATHEMATICS
ISSN: 0166-218X
Year: 2016
Volume: 213
Page: 219-223
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