Computing the energy of small fullerenes

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Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kashan, 8731751167 Kashan, I. R Iran

Abstract

The concept of energy of graph is defined in 1978 by Ivan Gutman as the sum of the absolute values of the eigenvalues of a graph. In this article we estimate the energy of small fullerenes.

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Computing the energy of small fullerenes

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Journal of Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications
Volume 4, 1-2
June 2014
Pages 27-36

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  • Receive Date: 11 November 2013
  • Revise Date: 07 February 2014
  • Accept Date: 26 May 2014
  • Publish Date: 01 June 2014

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