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{{Short description|Concept in graph theory}}
[[Image:Paley13.svg|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[Paley graph]] of order 13, a strongly regular graph with parameters {{math|
{{Graph families defined by their automorphisms}}
In [[graph theory]], a '''strongly regular graph''' ('''SRG''') is a [[regular graph]] {{math|1=''G'' = (''V'', ''E'')}} with {{mvar|v}} vertices and [[Degree (graph theory)|degree]] {{mvar|k}} such that
▲* Every two [[adjacent vertices]] have {{math|λ}} common neighbours,
▲* Every two non-adjacent vertices have {{math|μ}} common neighbours,
▲The [[complement graph|complement]] of an {{math|srg(''v'', ''k'', λ, μ)}} is also strongly regular. It is a {{math|srg(''v'', ''v'' − ''k'' − 1, ''v'' − 2 − 2''k'' + μ, ''v'' − 2''k'' + λ)}}.
A strongly regular graph is a [[distance-regular graph]] with diameter 2 whenever μ is non-zero. It is a [[locally linear graph]] whenever {{math|1=λ = 1}}.
==Etymology==
A strongly regular graph is denoted as an srg(''v'', ''k'', λ, μ) in the literature. By convention, graphs which satisfy the definition trivially are excluded from detailed studies and lists of strongly regular graphs. These include the disjoint union of one or more equal-sized [[complete graph]]s,<ref>[http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/ipm.pdf Brouwer, Andries E; Haemers, Willem H. ''Spectra of Graphs''. p. 101] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316102909/http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/ipm.pdf |date=2012-03-16 }}</ref><ref>Godsil, Chris; Royle, Gordon. ''Algebraic Graph Theory''. Springer-Verlag New York, 2001, p. 218.</ref> and their [[complement graph|complements]], the complete [[multipartite graph]]s with equal-sized independent sets.
[[Andries Brouwer]] and Hendrik van Maldeghem (see [[#References]]) use an alternate but fully equivalent definition of a strongly regular graph based on [[spectral graph theory]]: a strongly regular graph is a finite regular graph that has exactly three eigenvalues, only one of which is equal to the degree ''k'', of multiplicity 1. This automatically rules out fully connected graphs (which have only two distinct eigenvalues, not three) and disconnected graphs (
==History==
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* The [[Clebsch graph]] is an srg(16, 5, 0, 2).
* The [[Shrikhande graph]] is an srg(16, 6, 2, 2) which is not a [[distance-transitive graph]].
* The ''n'' × ''n'' square [[rook's graph]], i.e., the line graph of a balanced complete [[bipartite graph]] ''K''<sub>''n'',''n''</sub>, is an srg(''n''<sup>2</sup>, 2''n'' − 2, ''n'' − 2, 2). The parameters for {{nowrap|''n'' {{=}} 4}} coincide with those of the Shrikhande graph, but the two graphs are not isomorphic. (The vertex neighborhood for the Shrikhande graph is a hexagon, while that for the rook graph is two triangles.)
* The [[line graph]] of a complete graph ''K<sub>n</sub>'' is an <math display="inline">\operatorname{srg}\left(\binom{n}{2}, 2(n - 2), n - 2, 4\right)</math>.
* The three [[Chang graphs]] are srg(28, 12, 6, 4), the same as the line graph of ''K''<sub>8</sub>, but these four graphs are not isomorphic.
* Every [[generalized quadrangle]] of order (s, t) gives an srg((s + 1)(st + 1), s(t + 1), s − 1, t + 1) as its [[line graph]]. For example, GQ(2, 4) gives srg(27, 10, 1, 5) as its line graph.
* The [[Schläfli graph]] is an srg(27, 16, 10, 8) and is the complement of the aforementioned line graph on GQ(2, 4).<ref>{{MathWorld | urlname=SchlaefliGraph | title=Schläfli graph|mode=cs2}}</ref>
* The [[Hoffman–Singleton graph]] is an srg(50, 7, 0, 1).
* The [[
* The [[M22 graph]] aka the [[Mesner graph]] is an srg(77, 16, 0, 4).
* The [[Brouwer–Haemers graph]] is an srg(81, 20, 1, 6).
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* The [[McLaughlin graph]] is an srg(275, 112, 30, 56).
* The [[Paley graph]] of order ''q'' is an srg(''q'', (''q'' − 1)/2, (''q'' − 5)/4, (''q'' − 1)/4). The smallest Paley graph, with {{nowrap|''q'' {{=}} 5}}, is the 5-cycle (above).
* [[Self-complementary graph|
A strongly regular graph is called '''primitive''' if both the graph and its complement are connected. All the above graphs are primitive, as otherwise {{nowrap|μ {{=}} 0}} or {{nowrap|''v'' + λ {{=}} 2''k''}}.
[[Conway's 99-graph problem]] asks for the construction of an srg(99, 14, 1, 2). It is unknown whether a graph with these parameters exists, and [[John Horton Conway]] offered a $1000 prize for the solution to this problem.<ref>{{citation
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===Triangle-free graphs===
The strongly regular graphs with λ = 0 are [[triangle-free graph|triangle free]]. Apart from the complete graphs on fewer than 3 vertices and all regular complete bipartite graphs, the seven listed earlier (pentagon, Petersen, Clebsch, Hoffman-Singleton, Gewirtz, Mesner-M22, and Higman-Sims) are the only known ones.
===Geodetic graphs===
Every strongly regular graph with <math>\mu = 1</math> is a [[geodetic graph]], a graph in which every two vertices have a unique [[Shortest path problem|
| last1 = Blokhuis | first1 = A.
| last2 = Brouwer | first2 = A. E. | authorlink = Andries Brouwer
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===Basic relationship between parameters===
The four parameters in an srg(''v'', ''k'', λ, μ) are not independent
:<math>(v - k - 1)\mu = k(k - \lambda - 1)</math>
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# Vertices in Level 2 are not directly connected to the root, hence they must have μ common neighbors with the root, and these common neighbors must all be in Level 1. There are <math>(v - k - 1)</math> vertices in Level 2, and each is connected to μ vertices in Level 1. Therefore the number of edges between Level 1 and Level 2 is <math>(v - k - 1)\mu</math>.
# Equating the two expressions for the edges between Level 1 and Level 2, the relation follows.
This relation is a [[necessary condition]] for the existence of a strongly regular graph, but not a [[sufficient condition]]. For instance, the quadruple (21,10,4,5) obeys this relation, but there does not exist a strongly regular graph with these parameters.<ref>{{citation
| last1 = Brouwer | first1 = A. E.
| last2 = van Lint | first2 = J. H.
| contribution = Strongly regular graphs and partial geometries
| contribution-url = https://pure.tue.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/2394798/595248.pdf
| isbn = 0-12-379120-0
| mr = 782310
| pages = 85–122
| publisher = Academic Press, Toronto, ON
| title = Enumeration and design (Waterloo, Ont., 1982)
| year = 1984}}</ref>
===Adjacency matrix equations===
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Since the sum of all the eigenvalues is the [[Trace (linear algebra)|trace of the adjacency matrix]], which is zero in this case, the respective multiplicities ''f'' and ''g'' can be calculated:
* Eigenvalue ''k'' has [[Multiplicity (mathematics)|multiplicity]] 1.
* Eigenvalue <math>r = \frac{1}{2}\left[(\lambda - \mu) + \sqrt{(\lambda - \mu)^2 + 4(k - \mu)}\,\right]</math> has multiplicity <math>f = \frac{1}{2}\left[(v - 1) - \frac{2k + (v - 1)(\lambda - \mu)}{\sqrt{(\lambda - \mu)^2 + 4(k - \mu)}}\right]</math>
* Eigenvalue <math>s = \frac{1}{2}\left[(\lambda - \mu) - \sqrt{(\lambda - \mu)^2 + 4(k-\mu)}\,\right]</math> has multiplicity <math>g = \frac{1}{2}\left[(v - 1) + \frac{2k + (v - 1)(\lambda - \mu)}{\sqrt{(\lambda - \mu)^2 + 4(k - \mu)}}\right]</math>
As the multiplicities must be integers, their expressions provide further constraints on the values of ''v'', ''k'', ''μ'', and ''λ''.
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Their eigenvalues are <math>r =\frac{-1 + \sqrt{v}}{2}</math> and <math>s = \frac{-1 - \sqrt{v}}{2}</math>, both of whose multiplicities are equal to <math>\frac{v-1}{2}</math>. Further, in this case, ''v'' must equal the sum of two squares, related to the [[Bruck–Ryser–Chowla theorem]].
Further properties of the eigenvalues and their multiplicities are:<ref>Brouwer & van Meldeghem, ibid.</ref>
* <math>(A - rI)\times(A - sI) = \mu.J</math>, therefore <math>(k - r).(k - s) = \mu v</math>
* <math>\lambda - \mu = r + s</math>
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* Absolute bound: <math>v \le \frac{f(f+3)}{2}</math> and <math>v \le \frac{g(g+3)}{2}</math>.
* Claw bound: if <math>r + 1 > \frac{s(s+1)(\mu+1)}{2}</math>, then <math>\mu = s^2</math> or <math>\mu = s(s+1)</math>.
If any of the above
===The Hoffman–Singleton theorem===
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which must be integers.
In 1960, [[Alan J. Hoffman|Alan Hoffman]] and Robert Singleton examined those expressions when applied on [[Moore graph]]s, which are strongly regular graphs that have ''λ'' = 0 and ''μ'' = 1. Such graphs are free of triangles (otherwise ''λ'' would exceed zero) and quadrilaterals (otherwise ''μ'' would exceed 1), hence they have a girth (smallest cycle length) of 5. Substituting the values of ''λ'' and ''μ'' in the equation <math>(v - k - 1)\mu = k(k - \lambda - 1)</math>, it can be seen that <math>v = k^2 + 1</math>, and the eigenvalue multiplicities reduce to
:<math>M_{\pm} = \frac{1}{2}\left[k^2 \pm \frac{2k - k^2}{\sqrt{4k - 3}}\right]</math>
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* ''k'' = 3 and ''v'' = 10 yields the [[Petersen graph]],
* ''k'' = 7 and ''v'' = 50 yields the [[Hoffman–Singleton graph]], discovered by Hoffman and Singleton in the course of this analysis, and
* ''k'' = 57 and ''v'' = 3250 famously predicts a
| last = Dalfó | first = C.
| doi = 10.1016/j.laa.2018.12.035
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The Hoffman-Singleton theorem states that there are no
==See also==
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