
doi: 10.37236/434
The algebraic connectivity of a graph $G$ is the second smallest eigenvalue of its Laplacian matrix. Let $\mathscr{B}_n$ be the set of all bicyclic graphs of order $n$. In this paper, we determine the last four bicyclic graphs (according to their smallest algebraic connectivities) among all graphs in $\mathscr{B}_n$ when $n\geq 13$. This result, together with our previous results on trees and unicyclic graphs, can be used to further determine the last sixteen graphs among all connected graphs of order $n$. This extends the results of Shao et al. [The ordering of trees and connected graphs by their algebraic connectivity, Linear Algebra Appl. 428 (2008) 1421-1438].
Graphs and linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues, etc.), connected graph, algebraic connectivity, order, Paths and cycles, bicyclic graph
Graphs and linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues, etc.), connected graph, algebraic connectivity, order, Paths and cycles, bicyclic graph
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