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Qianqian Yang
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Aida Abiad
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Jack H. Koolen
Keywords:
Hoffman graph, Graph eigenvalue, Interlacing, Walk-regular, Spectral characterization
Abstract
In this paper, we present the first application of Hoffman graphs for spectral characterizations of graphs. In particular, we show that the 2-clique extension of the $(t+1)\times (t+1)$-grid is determined by its spectrum when $t$ is large enough. This result will help to show that the Grassmann graph $J_2(2D,D)$ is determined by its intersection numbers as a distance regular graph, if $D$ is large enough.
