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Remarks on the Brouwer Conjecture

Published: August 11, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2508.07550v1

By: Oliver Knill

Potential Business Impact:

Proves math rule for networks, helping computers understand them.

The Brouwer conjecture (BC) in spectral graph theory claims that the sum of the largest k Kirchhoff eigenvalues of a graph are bounded above by the number m of edges plus k(k+1)/2. We show that (BC) holds for all graphs with n vertices if n is larger or equal than 4 times the square of the maximal vertex degree. We also note that the weaker upper bound m+k(k+1) holds unconditionally. We also note that (BC) for graphs implies (BC) for quivers.

Page Count
15 pages

Category
Mathematics:
Combinatorics