Title
Ranks and Representations for Spectral Graph Bisection
Abstract
We investigate the minimum graph bisection size according to spectral decompositions of adjacency matrices in several representations (e.g., Laplacian, 01 adjacency, Seidel). In addition, we introduce a class of adjacency matrix representations by including a multiplicative vertex degree along the diagonal of the Seidel adjacency matrix. The new representation, denoted $S(c)$, often provided smaller spectral bisections in comparison with the other representations for certain classes of graphs. By adjusting the multiplicative parameter $c$, the cut size performance varied predictably between the Seidel, 01 adjacency, and Laplacian representations for both random graphs and random geometric graphs with various edge probability parameters. Furthermore, we analyzed the cut sizes over many representations according to each eigenvector rank for large classes of random and real world graphs to give experimental evidence that the quality of spectral bisections depends on the eigenvector rank, representation, and graph type. Ultimately, we provide evidence that particular ranks and representations are predictably more appropriate for use with certain types of graphs. In general, the related Laplacian and $S(2.0)$ representations produced the smallest cuts for geometric graphs, whereas the Seidel, 01 adjacency, and $S(c)$ (with $0\leq c\leq1$) produced the smallest cuts for random graphs. We anticipate that our results will provide motivation for a unifying theorem of spectral bisection across eigenvector ranks, adjacency representations, and graph types.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1137/070710640
SIAM J. Scientific Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
random graph,random geometric graph,seidel adjacency matrix,adjacency matrix representation,spectral graph bisection,smaller spectral bisections,graph type,eigenvector rank,adjacency representation,smallest cut,adjacency matrix,graph partitioning,spectral methods
Adjacency matrix,Adjacency list,Discrete mathematics,Seidel adjacency matrix,Combinatorics,Random graph,Two-graph,Graph energy,Mathematical analysis,Degree (graph theory),Graph partition,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
31
5
1064-8275
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
6
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jacob G. Martin1263.79
E. Rodney Canfield236159.31