Lower Bounds for Algebraic Connectivity of Graphs in Terms of Matching Number or Edge Covering Number

Jing Xu1, Yi-Zheng Fan1, Ying-Ying Tan1,2
1School of Mathematical Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
2School of Mathematics and Physics, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China

Abstract

In this paper we characterize the unique graph whose algebraic connectivity is minimum among all connected graphs with given order and fixed matching number or edge covering number, and present two lower bounds for the algebraic connectivity in terms of the matching number or edge covering number.