In this paper we determine unique graph with largest spectral radius among all tricyclic graphs with \(n\) vertices and \(k\) pendant edges.
Citation
Miroslav Petrovic, Bojana Borovicanin. The Spectral Radius of Tricyclic Graphs With \(n\) Vertices and \(k\) Pendant Edges[J], Ars Combinatoria, Volume 086. 77-88. .