On the difference of the enhanced power graph and the power graph of a finite group

Sucharita Biswas; Peter J. Cameron; Angsuman Das; Hiranya Kishore Dey

doi:10.1016/j.jcta.2024.105932

On the difference of the enhanced power graph and the power graph of a finite group

Sucharita Biswas, Peter J. Cameron, Angsuman Das^*, Hiranya Kishore Dey

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The difference graph of a finite group D (G) is the difference of the enhanced power graph of G and the power graph of G, where all isolated vertices are removed. In this paper we study the connectedness and perfectness of D (G) with respect to various properties of the underlying group G. We also find several connections between the difference graph of G and the Gruenberg-Kegel graph of G. We also examine the operation of twin reduction on graphs, a technique which produces smaller graphs which may be easier to analyze. Applying this technique to simple groups can have a number of outcomes, not fully understood, but including some graphs with large girth.

Original language	English
Article number	105932
Number of pages	31
Journal	Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A
Volume	208
Early online date	21 Jun 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcta.2024.105932
Publication status	Published - Nov 2024

Keywords

Power graph
Enhanced power graph
Twin reduction
Gruenberg-Kegel graph (prime graph)

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