On the resistance matrix of a graph (Q259168)

Summary: Let \(G\) be a connected graph of order \(n\). The resistance matrix of \(G\) is defined as \(R_G=(r_{ij}(G))_{n\times n}\), where \(r_{ij}(G)\) is the resistance distance between two vertices \(i\) and \(j\) in \(G\). Eigenvalues of \(R_G\) are called R-eigenvalues of \(G\). If all row sums of \(R_G\) are equal, then \(G\) is called resistance-regular. For any connected graph \(G\), we show that \(R_G\) determines the structure of \(G\) up to isomorphism. Moreover, the structure of \(G\) or the number of spanning trees of \(G\) is determined by partial entries of \(R_G\) under certain conditions. We give some characterizations of resistance-regular graphs and graphs with few distinct R-eigenvalues. For a connected regular graph \(G\) with diameter at least \(2\), we show that \(G\) is strongly regular if and only if there exist \(c_1,c_2\) such that \(r_{ij}(G)=c_1\) for any adjacent vertices \(i,j\in V(G)\), and \(r_{ij}(G)=c_2\) for any non-adjacent vertices \(i,j\in V(G)\).