The inverse eigenvalue problem of a graph G aims to find all possible spectra for matrices whose (i, j)-entry, for i = j, is nonzero precisely when i is adjacent to j. In this work, the inverse eigenvalue problem is completely solved for a subfamily of clique-path graphs, in particular for lollipop graphs and generalized barbell graphs. For a matrix A with associated graph G, a new technique utilizing the strong spectral property is introduced, allowing us to construct a matrix A ′ whose graph is obtained from G by appending a clique while arbitrary list of eigenvalues is added to the spectrum. Consequently, many spectra are shown realizable for block graphs.
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