Zeros of adjoint polynomials of paths and cycles

Abstract

The chromatic polynomial of a simple graph G with n > 0 vertices is a polynomial Σnk =1α(G, k)(x)k of degree n, where (x)k = x(x−1) . . . (x−k+1) and α(G, k) is real for all k. The adjoint polynomial of G is defined to be Σnk=1α(G, k)μk, where G is the complement of G. We find the zeros of the adjoint polynomials of paths and cycles.