Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4601340 Linear Algebra and its Applications 2010 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this note, we consider the von Neumann entropy of a density matrix obtained by normalizing the combinatorial Laplacian of a graph by its degree sum. We prove that the von Neumann entropy of the typical Erdös–Rényi random graph saturates its upper bound. Since connected regular graphs saturate this bound as well, our result highlights a connection between randomness and regularity. A general interpretation of the von Neumann entropy of a graph is an open problem.

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