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In this note, we present a solution to a problem posed by Amdeberhan in 2012, which involves expressing the determinant of an $n\times n$ matrix in terms of a variant of the cycle index polynomial of the symmetric group $\mathrm{Sym}(n)$., Comment: 7 pages

As a generalization of graph Laplacians to higher dimensions, the combinatorial Laplacians of simplicial complexes have garnered increasing attention. Let $X$ be a simplicial complex on vertex set $V$ of size $n$, and let $X(k)$ denote the set of all $k$-dimensional simplices of $X$. The $k$-th spectral gap $\mu_k(X)$ is the smallest eigenvalue of the reduced $k$-dimensional Laplacian of $X$. For any $k\geq -1$, Lew [J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 169 (2020) 105127] established a lower bound for $\mu_k(X)$: $$\mu_k(X)\geq (d+1)\left(\min_{\sigma\in X(k)}\deg_X(\sigma)+k+1\right)-dn\geq (d+1)(k+1)-dn,$$ where $\deg_X(\sigma)$ and $d$ denote the degree of $\sigma$ in $X$ and the maximal dimension of a missing face of $X$, respectively. In this paper, we identify the unique simplicial complex that achieves the lower bound of the $k$-th spectral gap, $(d+1)(k+1)-dn$, for some $k$, thereby confirming a conjecture proposed by Lew., Comment: 15 pages

The problem of constructing or characterizing strongly regular Cayley graphs (or equivalently, regular partial difference sets) has garnered significant attention over the past half-century. In [European J. Combin. 24 (2023) 777--784], Miklavi\v{c} and Poto\v{c}nik expanded upon this field, achieving a complete characterization of distance-regular Cayley graphs over cyclic groups by employing the method of Schur rings. In [J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 97 (2007) 14--33], they formally proposed the problem of characterizing distance-regular Cayley graphs for any given class of groups. In this context, abelian groups are of particular importance, as a considerable number of distance-regular graphs with classical parameters are precisely Cayley graphs over abelian groups. In this paper, we address the Miklavi\v{c}-Poto\v{c}nik problem for abelian groups of rank $2$. More specifically, we identify all distance-regular Cayley graphs over the group $\mathbb{Z}_n \oplus \mathbb{Z}_p$, where $p$ is an odd prime. Our proof utilizes novel tools such as polynomial addition sets, Desarguesian affine planes, and the duality of Schur rings over abelian groups., Comment: 34 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2308.14368, arXiv:2311.08128

The spectral extremal problem of planar graphs has aroused a lot of interest over the past three decades. In 1991, Boots and Royle [Geogr. Anal. 23(3) (1991) 276--282] (and Cao and Vince [Linear Algebra Appl. 187 (1993) 251--257] independently) conjectured that $K_2 + P_{n-2}$ is the unique graph attaining the maximum spectral radius among all planar graphs on $n$ vertices, where $K_2 + P_{n-2}$ is the graph obtained from $K_2\cup P_{n-2}$ by adding all possible edges between $K_2$ and $P_{n-2}$. In 2017, Tait and Tobin [J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 126 (2017) 137--161] confirmed this conjecture for all sufficiently large $n$. In this paper, we consider the spectral extremal problem for planar graphs without specified subgraphs. For a fixed graph $F$, let $\mathrm{SPEX}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,F)$ denote the set of graphs attaining the maximum spectral radius among all $F$-free planar graphs on $n$ vertices. We describe a rough sturcture for the connected extremal graphs in $\mathrm{SPEX}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,F)$ when $F$ is a planar graph not contained in $K_{2,n-2}$. As applications, we determine the extremal graphs in $\mathrm{SPEX}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,W_k)$, $\mathrm{SPEX}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,F_k)$ and $\mathrm{SPEX}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,(k+1)K_2)$ for all sufficiently large $n$, where $W_k$, $F_k$ and $(k+1)K_2$ are the wheel graph of order $k$, the friendship graph of order $2k+1$ and the disjoint union of $k+1$ copies of $K_2$, respectively., Comment: 22 pages

A chord of a cycle $C$ is an edge joining two non-consecutive vertices of $C$. A cycle $C$ in a graph $G$ is chorded if the vertex set of $C$ induces at least one chord. In this paper, we prove that if $G$ is a graph with order $n\geq 6$ and $\rho(G)\geq \rho(K_{2,n-2})$, then $G$ contains a chorded cycle unless $G\cong K_{2,n-2}$. This gives one answer to a question posed by Gould [Results and problems on chorded cycles: A survey, Graphs Combin. 38 (2022) 189]., Comment: 9 pages

Distance-regular graphs are a class of regualr graphs with pretty combinatorial symmetry. In 2007, Miklavi\v{c} and Poto\v{c}nik proposed the problem of charaterizing distance-regular Cayley graphs, which can be viewed as a natural extension of the problem of characterizing strongly-regular Cayley graphs (or equivalently, regular partial difference sets). In this paper, we provide a partial characterization for distance-regular Cayley graphs over semi-dihedral groups and pseudo-semi-dihedral groups, both of which are $2$-groups with a cyclic subgroup of index $2$., Comment: 21 pages

In this paper, we study the Tur\'{a}n problem for $C_{2k+1}^{-}$. Suppose that $\dot{G}$ is an unbalanced signed graph of order $n$ with $e(\dot{G})$ edges. Let $\lambda_{1} (\dot{G})$ be the largest eigenvalue of $\dot{G}$, and $C_{2k+1}^{-}$ be the set of the negative cycle with length $2k+1$($3 \le k \le \frac{n}{15}$). We prove that if $\dot{G}$ is a $C_{2k+1}^{-}$-free unbalanced signed graph, then $e(\dot{G}) \le e(C_{3}^{-} \cdot K_{n-2})$ and $\lambda_{1}(\dot{G}) \le \lambda_{1}(C_{3}^{-} \cdot K_{n-2})$, with equality holding if and only if $\dot{G}$ is switching equivalent to $C_{3}^{-} \cdot K_{n-2}$.

In [Distrance-regular Cayley graphs on dihedral groups, J. Combin. Theory Ser B 97 (2007) 14--33], Miklavi\v{c} and Poto\v{c}nik proposed the problem of characterizing distance-regular Cayley graphs, which can be viewed as an extension of the problem of identifying strongly regular Cayley graphs, or equivalently, regular partial difference sets. In this paper, all distance-regular Cayley graphs over $\mathbb{Z}_{p^s}\oplus\mathbb{Z}_{p}$ with $p$ being an odd prime are determined. It is shown that every such graph is isomorphic to a complete graph, a complete multipartite graph, or the line graph of a transversal design $TD(r,p)$ with $2\leq r\leq p-1$., Comment: 19 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2202.02939

For any integer $k\geq 2$, a spanning $k$-ended tree is a spanning tree with at most $k$ leaves. In this paper, we provide a tight spectral radius condition for the existence of a spanning $k$-ended tree in $t$-connected graphs, which generalizes a result of Ao, Liu and Yuan (2023)., Comment: 9 pages

Given a connected graph $G$, the toughness $\tau_G$ is defined as the minimum value of the ratio $|S|/\omega_{G-S}$, where $S$ ranges over all vertex cut sets of $G$, and $\omega_{G-S}$ is the number of connected components in the subgraph $G-S$ obtained by deleting all vertices of $S$ from $G$. In this paper, we provide a lower bound for the toughness $\tau_G$ in terms of the maximum degree, minimum degree and normalized Laplacian eigenvalues of $G$. This can be viewed as a slight generalization of Brouwer's toughness conjecture, which was confirmed by Gu (2021). Furthermore, we give a characterization of those graphs attaining the two lower bounds regarding toughness and Laplacian eigenvalues provided by Gu and Haemers (2022).

Let $a\leq b$ be two positive integers. We say that a graph $G$ has all $[a,b]$-factors if it has an $h$-factor for every function $h: V(G)\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}^+$ such that $a\le h(v) \le b$ for all $v\in V(G)$ and $\sum_{v\in V(G)}h(v)\equiv 0\pmod 2$, and has all fractional $[a,b]$-factors if it has a fractional $p$-factor for every $p: V(G) \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}^+$ such that $a\le p(v)\le b$ for all $v\in V(G)$. In this paper, we provide tight spectral radius conditions for graphs having all $[a,b]$-factors ($3\leq a

In 1988, Duval introduced the concept of directed strongly regular graphs, which can be viewed as a directed graph version of strongly regular graphs. Such directed graphs have similar structural and algebraic properties to strongly regular graphs. In the past three decades, it was found that Cayley graphs, especially those over dihedral groups, play a key role in the construction of directed strongly regular graphs. In this paper, we focus on the characterization of directed strongly regular Cayley graphs over more general groups. Let $G$ be a non-abelian group with an abelian subgroup of index $2$. We give some necessary conditions for a Cayley graph over $G$ to be directed strongly regular, and characterize the directed strongly regular Cayley graphs over $G$ satisfying specified conditions. This extends some previous results of He and Zhang (2019)., Comment: 14 pages, 1 figure

Let $\mathcal{G}(m,k)$ be the set of graphs with size $m$ and odd girth (the length of shortest odd cycle) $k$. In this paper, we determine the graph maximizing the spectral radius among $\mathcal{G}(m,k)$ when $m$ is odd. As byproducts, we show that, there is a number $\eta(m)>\sqrt{m-k+3}$ such that every non-bipartite graph $G$ with size $m$ and spectral radius $\rho\ge \eta(m)$ must contains an odd cycle of length less than $k$ unless $m$ is odd and $G\cong SK_{k,m}$, which is the graph obtained by subdividing an edge $k-2$ times of complete bipartite $K_{2,\frac{m-k+2}{2}}$. This result implies the main results of [Discrete Math. 345 (2022)] and \cite{li-peng}, and settles the conjecture in \cite{li-peng} as well., Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, 1 table

Over the past half century, the rigidity of graphs in $R^2$ has aroused a great deal of interest. Lov\'{a}sz and Yemini (1982) proved that every $6$-connected graph is rigid in $R^2$. Jackson and Jord\'{a}n (2005) provided a similar vertex-connectivity condition for the globally rigidity of graphs in $R^2$. These results imply that a graph $G$ with algebraic connectivity $\mu(G)>5$ is (globally) rigid in $R^2$. Cioab\u{a}, Dewar and Gu (2021) improved this bound, and proved that a graph $G$ with minimum degree $\delta\geq 6$ is rigid in $R^2$ if $\mu(G)>2+\frac{1}{\delta-1}$, and is globally rigid in $R^2$ if $\mu(G)>2+\frac{2}{\delta-1}$. In this paper, we study the (globally) rigidity of graphs in $R^2$ from the viewpoint of adjacency eigenvalues. Specifically, we provide sufficient conditions for a 2-connected (resp. 3-connected) graph with given minimum degree to be rigid (resp. globally rigid) in terms of the spectral radius. Furthermore, we determine the unique graph attaining the maximum spectral radius among all minimally rigid graphs of order $n$., Comment: 14 pages

The characterization of distance-regular Cayley graphs originated from the problem of identifying strongly regular Cayley graphs, or equivalently, regular partial difference sets. In this paper, a classification of distance-regular Cayley graphs on dicyclic groups is obtained. More specifically, it is shown that every distance-regular Cayley graph on a dicyclic group is a complete graph, a complete multipartite graph, or a non-antipodal bipartite distance-regular graph with diameter $3$ satisfying some additional conditions., Comment: 18 pages

The splitting field $\mathbb{SF}(\Gamma)$ of a mixed graph $\Gamma$ is the smallest field extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ which contains all eigenvalues of the Hermitian adjacency matrix of $\Gamma$. The extension degree $[\mathbb{SF}(\Gamma):\mathbb{Q}]$ is called the algebraic degree of $\Gamma$. In this paper, we determine the splitting fields and algebraic degrees of mixed Cayley graphs over abelian groups. This generalizes the main results of [K. M\"{o}nius, Splitting fields of spectra of circulant graphs, J. Algebra 594(15) (2022) 154--169] and [M. Kadyan, B. Bhattacharjya, Integral mixed Cayley graphs over abelian groups, Electron. J. Combin. 28(4) (2021) \#P4.46]., Comment: 12 pages

Let $G$ be a generalized dicyclic group with identity $1$. An inverse closed subset $S$ of $G\setminus\{1\}$ is called minimal if $\langle S\rangle=G$ and there exists some $s\in S$ such that $\langle S\setminus\{s,s^{-1}\} \rangle\neq G$. In this paper, we characterize distance-regular Cayley graphs $\mathrm{Cay}(G,S)$ of $G$ under the condition that $S$ is minimal., Comment: 12 pages

A $k$-tree is a spanning tree in which every vertex has degree at most $k$. In this paper, we provide a sufficient condition for the existence of a $k$-tree in a connected graph with fixed order in terms of the adjacency spectral radius and the signless Laplacian spectral radius, respectively. Also, we give a similar condition for the existence of a perfect matching in a balanced bipartite graph with fixed order and minimum degree., Comment: 12 pages

Let $F_k$ denote the $k$-fan consisting of $k$ triangles which intersect in exactly one common vertex, and $S_{n,k}$ the complete split graph of order $n$ consisting of a clique on $k$ vertices and an independent set on the remaining vertices in which each vertex of the clique is adjacent to each vertex of the independent set. In this paper, it is shown that $S_{n,k}$ is the unique graph attaining the maximum signless Laplacian spectral radius among all graphs of order $n$ containing no $F_k$, provided that $k\geq 2$ and $n\geq 3k^2-k-2$., Comment: 10 pages

Let $\alpha\in[0,1)$, and let $G$ be a graph of even order $n$ with $n\geq f(\alpha)$, where $f(\alpha)=10$ for $0\leq \alpha\leq1/2$, $f(\alpha)=14$ for $1/2<\alpha\leq 2/3$ and $f(\alpha)=5/(1-\alpha)$ for $2/3<\alpha<1$. In this paper, it is shown that if the $A_\alpha$-spectral radius of $G$ is not less than the largest root of $x^3 - ((\alpha + 1)n +\alpha-4)x^2 + (\alpha n^2 + (\alpha^2 - 2\alpha - 1)n - 2\alpha+1)x -\alpha^2n^2 + (5\alpha^2 - 3\alpha + 2)n - 10\alpha^2 + 15\alpha - 8=0$ then $G$ has a perfect matching unless $G=K_1\nabla(K_{n-3}\cup 2K_1)$. This generalizes a result of S. O [Spectral radius and matchings in graphs, Linear Algebra Appl. 614 (2021) 316--324], which gives a sufficient condition for the existence of a perfect matching in a graph in terms of the adjacency spectral radius., Comment: 13 pages

A wheel graph is a graph formed by connecting a single vertex to all vertices of a cycle. A graph is called wheel-free if it does not contain any wheel graph as a subgraph. In 2010, Nikiforov proposed a Brualdi-Solheid-Tur\'{a}n type problem: what is the maximum spectral radius of a graph of order $n$ that does not contain subgraphs of particular kind. In this paper, we study the Brualdi-Solheid-Tur\'{a}n type problem for wheel-free graphs, and we determine the maximum (signless Laplacian) spectral radius of a wheel-free graph of order $n$. Furthermore, we characterize the extremal graphs., Comment: 20 pages, 3 figures

Let $G$ be a graph of order $n$, and let $q_1(G)\geq q_2(G)\geq\cdots\geq q_n(G)$ denote the signless Laplacian eigenvalues of $G$. Ashraf and Tayfeh-Rezaie [Electron. J. Combin. 21 (3) (2014) \#P3.6] showed that $q_1(G)+q_1(\overline{G})\leq 3n-4$, with equality holding if and only if $G$ or $\overline{G}$ is the star $K_{1,n-1}$. In this paper, we discuss the following problem: for $n\geq6$, does $q_2(G)+q_2(\overline{G})\leq 2n-5$ always hold? We provide positive answers to this problem for the graphs with disconnected complements and the bipartite graphs, and determine the graphs attaining the bound. Moreover, we show that $q_2(G)+q_2(\overline{G})\geq n-2$, and the extremal graphs are also characterized., Comment: 17 pages, 2 figures

Let $n$, $k$ and $l$ be integers with $1\leq k

Let $\Gamma$ be a finite group acting transitively on $[n]=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$, and let $G=\mathrm{Cay}(\Gamma,T)$ be a Cayley graph of $\Gamma$. The graph $G$ is called normal if $T$ is closed under conjugation. In this paper, we obtain an upper bound for the second (largest) eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of the graph $G$ in terms of the second eigenvalues of certain subgraphs of $G$ (see Theorem 2.6). Using this result, we develop a recursive method to determine the second eigenvalues of certain Cayley graphs of $S_n$ and we determine the second eigenvalues of a majority of the connected normal Cayley graphs (and some of their subgraphs) of $S_n$ with $\max_{\tau\in T}|\mathrm{supp}(\tau)|\leq 5$, where $\mathrm{supp}(\tau)$ is the set of points in $[n]$ non-fixed by $\tau$., Comment: 26 pages

In 1977 Smith characterized graphs with exactly one positive eigenvalue. Since then, many particular results related to graphs with exactly two positive eigenvalues have emerged. In this paper we conclude this investigation by giving a full characterization of these graphs., Comment: 19 pages, 7 figures

The inertia of a graph $G$ is defined to be the triplet $In(G) = (p(G), n(G), $ $\eta(G))$, where $p(G)$, $n(G)$ and $\eta(G)$ are the numbers of positive, negative and zero eigenvalues (including multiplicities) of the adjacency matrix $A(G)$, respectively. Traditionally $p(G)$ (resp. $n(G)$) is called the positive (resp. negative) inertia index of $G$. In this paper, we introduce three types of congruent transformations for graphs that keep the positive inertia index and negative inertia index. By using these congruent transformations, we determine all graphs with exactly two positive eigenvalues and one zero eigenvalue., Comment: We have submitted a new version (arXiv:1805.09151v3). So, we are asking to withdraw this old version

Let $A_n$ denote the alternating group of degree $n$ with $n\geq 3$. The alternating group graph $AG_n$, extended alternating group graph $EAG_n$ and complete alternating group graph $CAG_n$ are the Cayley graphs $\mathrm{Cay}(A_n,T_1)$, $\mathrm{Cay}(A_n,T_2)$ and $\mathrm{Cay}(A_n,T_3)$, respectively, where $T_1=\{(1,2,i),(1,i,2)\mid 3\leq i\leq n\}$, $T_2=\{(1,i,j),(1,j,i)\mid 2\leq i

Let $G$ be a connected graph on $n$ vertices, and let $D(G)$ be the distance matrix of $G$. Let $\partial_1(G)\ge\partial_2(G)\ge\cdots\ge\partial_n(G)$ denote the eigenvalues of $D(G)$. In this paper, we characterize all connected graphs with $\partial_{3}(G)\leq -1$ and $\partial_{n-1}(G)\geq -2$. By the way, we determine all connected graphs with at most three distance eigenvalues different from $-1$ and $-2$., Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures

Let $\partial^L_1\ge\partial^L_2\ge\cdots\ge\partial^L_n$ be the distance Laplacian eigenvalues of a connected graph $G$ and $m(\partial^L_i)$ the multiplicity of $\partial^L_i$. It is well known that the graphs with $m(\partial^L_1)=n-1$ are complete graphs. Recently, the graphs with $m(\partial^L_1)=n-2$ have been characterized by Celso et al. In this paper, we completely determine the graphs with $m(\partial^L_1)=n-3$., Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures

Let $p$ be an odd prime, and $D_{2p}=\langle \tau,\sigma\mid \tau^p=\sigma^2=e,\sigma\tau\sigma=\tau^{-1}\rangle$ the dihedral group of order $2p$. In this paper, we provide the number of (connected) Cayley (di-)graphs on $D_{2p}$ up to isomorphism by using the P\'{o}lya enumeration theorem. In the process, we also enumerate (connected) Cayley digraphs on $D_{2p}$ of out-degree $k$ up to isomorphism for each $k$., Comment: 14 pages, 0 figure

In this paper, we characterize all connected graphs with exactly three distinct normalized Laplacian eigenvalues of which one is equal to $1$, determine all connected bipartite graphs with at least one vertex of degree $1$ having exactly four distinct normalized Laplacian eigenvalues, and find all unicyclic graphs with three or four distinct normalized Laplacian eigenvalues., Comment: 17 pages, 1 figure

Let $S_n$ denote the symmetric group of degree $n$ with $n\geq 3$. Set $S=\{c_n=(1\ 2\ldots \ n),c_n^{-1},(1\ 2)\}$. Let $\Gamma_n=\mathrm{Cay}(S_n,S)$ be the Cayley graph on $S_n$ with respect to $S$. In this paper, we show that $\Gamma_n$ ($n\geq 13$) is a normal Cayley graph, and that the full automorphism group of $\Gamma_n$ is equal to $\mathrm{Aut}(\Gamma_n)=R(S_n)\rtimes \langle\mathrm{Inn}(\phi)\rangle\cong S_n\rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2$, where $R(S_n)$ is the right regular representation of $S_n$, $\phi=(1\ 2)(3\ n)(4\ n-1)(5\ n-2)\cdots$ $(\in S_n)$, and $\mathrm{Inn}(\phi)$ is the inner isomorphism of $S_n$ induced by $\phi$., Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure

Let $p$ be an odd prime, and $D_{2p}=\langle a,b\mid a^p=b^2=1,bab=a^{-1}\rangle$ the dihedral group of order $2p$. In this paper, we completely classify the cubic Cayley graphs on $D_{2p}$ up to isomorphism by means of spectral method. By the way, we show that two cubic Cayley graphs on $D_{2p}$ are isomorphic if and only if they are cospectral. Moreover, we obtain the number of isomorphic classes of cubic Cayley graphs on $D_{2p}$ by using Gauss' celebrated law of quadratic reciprocity., Comment: 15 pages, 0 figure

In this paper, we completely characterize the graphs with third largest distance eigenvalue at most $-1$ and smallest distance eigenvalue at least $-3$. In particular, we determine all graphs whose distance matrices have exactly two eigenvalues (counting multiplicity) different from $-1$ and $-3$. It turns out that such graphs consist of three infinite classes, and all of them are determined by their distance spectra. We also show that the friendship graph is determined by its distance spectrum., Comment: 16 pages, 1 figure

In this paper, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the integrality of Cayley graphs over the dihedral group $D_n=\langle a,b\mid a^n=b^2=1,bab=a^{-1}\rangle$. Moreover, we also obtain some simple sufficient conditions for the integrality of Cayley graphs over $D_n$ in terms of the Boolean algebra of $\langle a\rangle$, from which we find infinite classes of integral Cayley graphs over $D_n$. In particular, we completely determine all integral Cayley graphs over the dihedral group $D_p$ for a prime $p$., Comment: 15 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1307.6155 by other authors

Let $S_n$ and $A_n$ denote the symmetric group and alternating group of degree $n$ with $n\geq 3$, respectively. Let $S$ be the set of all $3$-cycles in $S_n$. The \emph{complete alternating group graph}, denoted by $CAG_n$, is defined as the Cayley graph $\mathrm{Cay}(A_n,S)$ on $A_n$ with respect to $S$. In this paper, we show that $CAG_n$ ($n\geq 4$) is not a normal Cayley graph. Furthermore, the automorphism group of $CAG_n$ for $n\geq 5$ is obtained, which equals to $\mathrm{Aut}(CAG_n)=(R(A_n)\rtimes \mathrm{Inn}(S_n))\rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2\cong (A_n\rtimes S_n)\rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2$, where $R(A_n)$ is the right regular representation of $A_n$, $\mathrm{Inn}(S_n)$ is the inner automorphism group of $S_n$, and $\mathbb{Z}_2=\langle h\rangle$, where $h$ is the map $\alpha\mapsto\alpha^{-1}$ ($\forall \alpha\in A_n$)., Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure

Let $\mathcal{G}(4,2)$ be the set of connected regular graphs with four distinct eigenvalues in which exactly two eigenvalues are simple, $\mathcal{G}(4,2,-1)$ (resp. $\mathcal{G}(4,2,0)$) the set of graphs belonging to $\mathcal{G}(4,2)$ with $-1$ (resp. $0$) as an eigenvalue, and $\mathcal{G}(4,\geq -1)$ the set of connected regular graphs with four distinct eigenvalues and second least eigenvalue not less than $-1$. In this paper, we prove the non-existence of connected graphs having four distinct eigenvalues in which at least three eigenvalues are simple, and determine all the graphs in $\mathcal{G}(4,2,-1)$. As a by-product of this work, we characterize all the graphs belonging to $\mathcal{G}(4,\geq-1)$ and $\mathcal{G}(4,2,0)$, respectively, and show that all these graphs are determined by their spectra., Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure