Resistance matrices of graphs with matrix weights

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Resistance matrices of graphs with matrix weights

Author : Dr Fouzul Atik

Year : 2019

Publisher : Elsevier Inc.usjcs@elsevier.com

Source Title : Linear Algebra and Its Applications

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Abstract

The resistance matrix of a simple connected graph G is denoted by R, and is defined by R=(r ij ), where r ij is the resistance distance between the vertices i and j of G. In this paper, we consider the resistance matrix of weighted graph with edge weights being positive definite matrices of same size. We derive a formula for the determinant and the inverse of the resistance matrix. Then, we establish an interlacing inequality for the eigenvalues of resistance and Laplacian matrices of tree. Using this interlacing inequality, we obtain the inertia of the resistance matrix of tree.