We show that a distance-regular graph of valency k Ͼ 2 is antipodal , if b 2 ϭ 1 . This answers Problem (i) on p . 182 of Brouwer , Cohen and Neumaier [4] .
Distance-Regular Graphs withbt=1 and Antipodal Double-Covers
✍ Scribed by Makoto Araya; Akira Hiraki; Aleksandar Jurišić
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0095-8956
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✦ Synopsis
Let 1 be a distance-regular graph of diameter d and valency k>2. If b t =1 and 2t d, then 1 is an antipodal double-cover. Consequently, if f >2 is the multiplicity of an eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of 1 and if 1 is not an antipodal doublecover then d 2f&3. This result is an improvement of Godsil's bound. 1996 Academic Press, Inc.
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