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Eigenvalue bounds for independent sets

arXiv:math/0508081

Abstract

We derive bounds on the size of an independent set based on eigenvalues. This generalizes a result due to Delsarte and Hoffman. We use this to obtain new bounds on the independence number of the Erdős-Rényi graphs. We investigate further properties of our bounds, and show how our results on the Erdős-Rényi graphs can be extended to other polarity graphs.

18 pages

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