Piet Van Mieghem is Professor at the Delft University of Technology. His research interests lie in network science: the modeling and analysis of complex networks such as infrastructural networks (for example telecommunication, power grids and transportation) as well as biological, brain, social and economic networks.

'This book provides a comprehensive background in the area, especially for researchers and graduate students … Highly recommended.' J. T. Saccoman, CHOICE

• Symbols; 1. Introduction; Part I. Spectra of Graphs: 2. Algebraic graph theory; 3. Eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix; 4. Eigenvalues of the Laplacian Q; 5. Effective resistance matrix; 6. Spectra of special types of graphs; 7. Density function of the eigenvalues; 8. Spectra of complex networks; Part II. Eigensystem: 9. Topics in linear algebra; 10. Eigensystem of a matrix; Part III. Polynomials: 11. Polynomials with real coefficients; 12. Orthogonal polynomials; References; Index.

Piet Van Mieghem is Professor at the Delft University of Technology. His research interests lie in network science: the modeling and analysis of complex networks such as infrastructural networks (for example telecommunication, power grids and transportation) as well as biological, brain, social and economic networks.

'This book provides a comprehensive background in the area, especially for researchers and graduate students … Highly recommended.' J. T. Saccoman, CHOICE

• Symbols; 1. Introduction; Part I. Spectra of Graphs: 2. Algebraic graph theory; 3. Eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix; 4. Eigenvalues of the Laplacian Q; 5. Effective resistance matrix; 6. Spectra of special types of graphs; 7. Density function of the eigenvalues; 8. Spectra of complex networks; Part II. Eigensystem: 9. Topics in linear algebra; 10. Eigensystem of a matrix; Part III. Polynomials: 11. Polynomials with real coefficients; 12. Orthogonal polynomials; References; Index.