Drazin inverses and walk structure of oriented Dutch windmill graphs

Abstract We investigate the Drazin invertibility of adjacency matrices associated with a class of oriented graphs known as oriented Dutch windmill graphs. By analyzing walks of prescribed lengths and exploiting the structure of the minimal polynomial, we obtain explicit expressions for the Drazin inverse and determine its index. The approach combines combinatorial enumeration with algebraic matrix analysis, offering a constructive characterization that generalizes known results for paths, cycles, and bipartite graphs. Beyond its intrinsic theoretical value, the framework provides insight into discrete models governed by cyclic feedback and may serve as a basis for symbolic computation of generalized inverses in structured networks.

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Mathematica Slovaca
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2026-07-28
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https://doi.org/10.1515/ms-2025-1060
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Graph theory and applications
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Drazin inverses and walk structure of oriented Dutch windmill graphs

Cláudia Mendes de Araújo, Pedro Patrício, Faustino Maciala
Mathematica Slovaca
Graph theory and applications
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Drazin inverses and walk structure of oriented Dutch windmill graphs

Cláudia Mendes de Araújo, Pedro Patrício, Faustino Maciala
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Abstract We investigate the Drazin invertibility of adjacency matrices associated with a class of oriented graphs known as oriented Dutch windmill graphs. By analyzing walks of prescribed lengths and exploiting the structure of the minimal polynomial, we obtain explicit expressions for the Drazin inverse and determine its index. The approach combines combinatorial enumeration with algebraic matrix analysis, offering a constructive characterization that generalizes known results for paths, cycles, and bipartite graphs. Beyond its intrinsic theoretical value, the framework provides insight into discrete models governed by cyclic feedback and may serve as a basis for symbolic computation of generalized inverses in structured networks.

Mathematica Slovaca
Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências (PT), University of Minho (PT)
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Graph theory and applications
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