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arXiv · 2604.05869

Distance spectral radius and perfect matchings in graphs with given fractional property

Abstract

A matching in a graph $G$ is a set of independent edges in $G$. A perfect matching in a graph $G$ is a matching which saturates all the vertices of $G$. A fractional perfect matching in a graph $G$ is a function $h:E(G)\rightarrow [0,1]$ such that $\sum\limits_{e\in E_G(v)}h(e)=1$ for every $v\in V(G)$, where $E_G(v)$ is the set of edges incident to $v$ in $G$. Clearly, the existence of a fractional perfect matching in a graph is a necessary condition for the graph to possess a perfect matching. Let $G$ be a $k$-connected graph of even order $n$ with a fractional perfect matching, where $k$ is a positive integer. We denote by $μ(G)$ the distance spectral radius of $G$. In this paper, we prove that if $n\geq8k+6$ and $μ(G)\leqμ(K_k\vee(kK_1\cup K_3\cup K_{n-2k-3}))$, then $G$ contains a perfect matching unless $G=K_k\vee(kK_1\cup K_3\cup K_{n-2k-3})$.

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Sizhong Zhou. 2026-08-25. Distance spectral radius and perfect matchings in graphs with given fractional property. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05869

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