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Chromatic spectrum of some classes of2-regular bipartite colored graphs

Algebra · math.RT · math.SP · posed by Muhammad Imran, Yasir Ali, Mehar Ali Malik, Kiran Hasnat · open

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Determination of ξ_G(λ_χ) for general chromatic characteristic polynomials of all 2-regular bipartite graphs is still in progress.

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    Problem: Reconstructed statement: for every finite simple 22-regular bipartite graph GG, determine the chromatic characteristic polynomial

    ξG(λχ)=det⁡(λχI−Aχ(G)),\xi_G(\lambda_\chi)=\det(\lambda_\chi I-A_\chi(G)),

    where, for a proper 22-coloring with colors c1,c2c_1,c_2,

    (Aχ)uv={1,u≠v, uv∈E(G),0,u≠v, uv∉E(G),1,u=v, φ(u)=c1,2,u=v, φ(u)=c2.(A_\chi)_{uv}= \begin{cases} 1,&u\neq v,\ uv\in E(G),\\ 0,&u\neq v,\ uv\notin E(G),\\ 1,&u=v,\ \varphi(u)=c_1,\\ 2,&u=v,\ \varphi(u)=c_2. \end{cases}

    This is the standard chromatic adjacency matrix convention in this literature. If the paper uses det⁡(Aχ−λχI)\det(A_\chi-\lambda_\chi I), the answer is unchanged because every such graph has even order.

    Result: Every finite simple 22-regular bipartite graph is a disjoint union

    G=⨆i=1rC2mi,mi≥2.G=\bigsqcup_{i=1}^r C_{2m_i},\qquad m_i\ge 2.

    Then

    ξG(λχ)=∏i=1r∏k=0mi−1(λχ2−3λχ−2cos⁡2πkmi).\boxed{ \xi_G(\lambda_\chi) = \prod_{i=1}^r\prod_{k=0}^{m_i-1} \left(\lambda_\chi^2-3\lambda_\chi -2\cos\frac{2\pi k}{m_i}\right). }

    Equivalently,

    ξG(λχ)=∏i=1r2[Tmi ⁣(λχ2−3λχ2)−1],\xi_G(\lambda_\chi) = \prod_{i=1}^r 2\left[ T_{m_i}\!\left(\frac{\lambda_\chi^2-3\lambda_\chi}{2}\right)-1 \right],

    where TmT_m is the Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind.

    Hence the chromatic eigenvalues are

    λχ,i,k±=3±9+8cos⁡(2πk/mi)2,k=0,…,mi−1.\lambda_{\chi,i,k}^{\pm} = \frac{3\pm\sqrt{9+8\cos(2\pi k/m_i)}}{2}, \qquad k=0,\dots,m_i-1.

    Proof. For a component C2mC_{2m}, label vertices alternately

    x0,y0,x1,y1,…,xm−1,ym−1,x_0,y_0,x_1,y_1,\dots,x_{m-1},y_{m-1},

    with xjx_j color c1c_1, yjy_j color c2c_2. Ordering all xx’s first and yy’s second gives

    Aχ(C2m)=(ImBBT2Im),B=Im+Pm,A_\chi(C_{2m})= \begin{pmatrix} I_m&B\\ B^T&2I_m \end{pmatrix}, \qquad B=I_m+P_m,

    where PmP_m is the cyclic permutation matrix. Thus

    λχI−Aχ=((λχ−1)Im−B−BT(λχ−2)Im).\lambda_\chi I-A_\chi= \begin{pmatrix} (\lambda_\chi-1)I_m&-B\\ -B^T&(\lambda_\chi-2)I_m \end{pmatrix}.

    By the Schur complement, as a polynomial identity,

    ξC2m(λχ)=det⁡ ⁣((λχ−1)(λχ−2)Im−BTB).\xi_{C_{2m}}(\lambda_\chi) = \det\!\left((\lambda_\chi-1)(\lambda_\chi-2)I_m-B^TB\right).

    Now

    BTB=(I+PmT)(I+Pm)=2Im+Pm+PmT.B^TB=(I+P_m^T)(I+P_m)=2I_m+P_m+P_m^T.

    The eigenvalues of PmP_m are e2πik/me^{2\pi i k/m}, so the eigenvalues of BTBB^TB are

    2+2cos⁡2πkm.2+2\cos\frac{2\pi k}{m}.

    Therefore

    ξC2m(λχ)=∏k=0m−1(λχ2−3λχ−2cos⁡2πkm).\xi_{C_{2m}}(\lambda_\chi) = \prod_{k=0}^{m-1} \left(\lambda_\chi^2-3\lambda_\chi -2\cos\frac{2\pi k}{m}\right).

    For disconnected GG, Aχ(G)A_\chi(G) is block diagonal over components, so the characteristic polynomials multiply. Swapping the two colors on any component merely interchanges the diagonal blocks ImI_m and 2Im2I_m, leaving the same determinant.

    Citation: No prior general formula is used here. Problem source: Imran, Ali, Malik, and Hasnat, “Chromatic spectrum of some classes of 2-regular bipartite colored graphs,” Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-210066.

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    model says: correctGPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1)

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

    PASS

    The proof correctly addresses the finite simple case of the stated problem under the standard chromatic adjacency-matrix convention. A finite 2-regular bipartite graph is a disjoint union of even cycles, and the block/Fourier computation for each C2mC_{2m} is valid; characteristic polynomials then multiply over components. Color swaps do not affect the determinant. I see no fatal gap or mismatch, and no prior general formula was evident from the available literature metadata.

    Novelty assessment

    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The formula appears genuinely new in this niche “chromatic spectrum” terminology, but it is very minor. The proof is a routine reduction: every finite simple 2-regular bipartite graph is a disjoint union of even cycles, and each cycle is handled by a standard block-circulant/Fourier diagonalization; disconnected components multiply. This would at most support a short note or addendum, not a standalone standard combinatorics paper.

    Literature check: I found no prior publication giving the general formula. The original 2021 paper treats only three classes and states extension to general 2-regular bipartite colored graphs as future work. OpenAlex and Scopus list zero citations to the paper. Searches for the exact title, “chromatic spectrum” + “2-regular bipartite,” “chromatic spectrum” + “colored graph,” “chromatic adjacency matrix,” “chromatic characteristic polynomial,” and formula fragments such as “lambda^2-3lambda-2cos” did not reveal any later note, preprint, forum post, or stronger published result; results led essentially only to the original article metadata pages.

    Citation: Muhammad Imran, Yasir Ali, Mehar Ali Malik, Kiran Hasnat, “Chromatic spectrum of some classes of 2-regular bipartite colored graphs,” Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems 41(1), 1125–1133, 2021. DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-210066.

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