Clustering Coefficient of the Tensor Product of Graphs

Abstract

Clustering coefficient is one of the most useful indices in complex networks. However, graph theoretic properties of this metric have not been discussed much in the literature, especially in graphs resulting from some binary operations. In this paper we present some expressions for the clustering coefficient of the tensor product of arbitrary graphs, regular graphs, and strongly regular graphs. A Vizing-type upperbound and a sharp lower bound for the clustering coefficient of the tensor product of graphs are also given.