On the energy of unitary Cayley graphs (Q2380214)

Summary: We obtain the energy of unitary Cayley graph \(X_n\) which extends a result of \textit{R. Balakrishnan} [``The energy of a graph,'' Linear Algebra Appl. 387, 287--295 (2004; Zbl 1041.05046)] for power of a prime and also determine when they are hyperenergetic. We also prove that \(\frac{E(X_n)}{2(n-1)} \geq \frac{2^k}{4k}\), where \(k\) is the number of distinct prime divisors of \(n\). Thus the ratio \(\frac{E(X_n)}{2(n-1)}\), measuring the degree of hyperenergeticity of \(X_n\), grows exponentially with \(k\).