TL;DR: The Laplacian of a Graph and Cuts and Flows are compared to the Rank Polynomial.
Abstract: Graphs.- Groups.- Transitive Graphs.- Arc-Transitive Graphs.- Generalized Polygons and Moore Graphs.- Homomorphisms.- Kneser Graphs.- Matrix Theory.- Interlacing.- Strongly Regular Graphs.- Two-Graphs.- Line Graphs and Eigenvalues.- The Laplacian of a Graph.- Cuts and Flows.- The Rank Polynomial.- Knots.- Knots and Eulerian Cycles.- Glossary of Symbols.- Index.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce algebraic graph theory and show that the spectrum of a graph can be modelled as a graph graph, and the spectrum can be represented as a set of connected spanning trees.
Abstract: 1. Introduction to algebraic graph theory Part I. Linear Algebra in Graphic Thoery: 2. The spectrum of a graph 3. Regular graphs and line graphs 4. Cycles and cuts 5. Spanning trees and associated structures 6. The tree-number 7. Determinant expansions 8. Vertex-partitions and the spectrum Part II. Colouring Problems: 9. The chromatic polynomial 10. Subgraph expansions 11. The multiplicative expansion 12. The induced subgraph expansion 13. The Tutte polynomial 14. Chromatic polynomials and spanning trees Part III. Symmetry and Regularity: 15. Automorphisms of graphs 16. Vertex-transitive graphs 17. Symmetric graphs 18. Symmetric graphs of degree three 19. The covering graph construction 20. Distance-transitive graphs 21. Feasibility of intersection arrays 22. Imprimitivity 23. Minimal regular graphs with given girth References Index.
TL;DR: A family of efficient kernels for large graphs with discrete node labels based on the Weisfeiler-Lehman test of isomorphism on graphs that outperform state-of-the-art graph kernels on several graph classification benchmark data sets in terms of accuracy and runtime.
Abstract: In this article, we propose a family of efficient kernels for large graphs with discrete node labels. Key to our method is a rapid feature extraction scheme based on the Weisfeiler-Lehman test of isomorphism on graphs. It maps the original graph to a sequence of graphs, whose node attributes capture topological and label information. A family of kernels can be defined based on this Weisfeiler-Lehman sequence of graphs, including a highly efficient kernel comparing subtree-like patterns. Its runtime scales only linearly in the number of edges of the graphs and the length of the Weisfeiler-Lehman graph sequence. In our experimental evaluation, our kernels outperform state-of-the-art graph kernels on several graph classification benchmark data sets in terms of accuracy and runtime. Our kernels open the door to large-scale applications of graph kernels in various disciplines such as computational biology and social network analysis.
TL;DR: An invariant of graphs called the tree-width is introduced, and used to obtain a polynomially bounded algorithm to test if a graph has a subgraph contractible to H, where H is any fixed planar graph.
TL;DR: The algorithm is improved here to reduce its spatial complexity and to achieve a better performance on large graphs; its features are analyzed in detail with special reference to time and memory requirements.
Abstract: We present an algorithm for graph isomorphism and subgraph isomorphism suited for dealing with large graphs. A first version of the algorithm has been presented in a previous paper, where we examined its performance for the isomorphism of small and medium size graphs. The algorithm is improved here to reduce its spatial complexity and to achieve a better performance on large graphs; its features are analyzed in detail with special reference to time and memory requirements. The results of a testing performed on a publicly available database of synthetically generated graphs and on graphs relative to a real application dealing with technical drawings are presented, confirming the effectiveness of the approach, especially when working with large graphs.