1. On the BCI problemTed Dobson, Gregory Robson, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: Let G be a group. The BCI problem asks whether two Haar graphs of G are isomorphic if and only if they are isomorphic by an element of an explicit list of isomorphisms. We first generalize this problem in a natural way and give a theoretical way to solve the isomorphism problem for the natural generalization. We then restrict our attention to abelian groups and, with an exception, reduce the problem to the isomorphism problem for a related quotient, component, or corresponding Cayley digraph. For Haar graphs of an abelian group of odd order with connection sets S those of Cayley graphs (i.e. S = -S), the exception does not exist. For Haar graphs of cyclic groups of odd order with connection sets those of a Cayley graph, among others, we solve the isomorphism problem.
Keywords: Cayley, Haar, CI, BCI, abelian group
Published in RUP: 17.08.2026; Views: 31; Downloads: 1
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2. Irregular graph labelings in Abelian groupsSylwia Cichacz, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: Let G⃗ = (V,E) be a directed graph of order n. If there exists a mapping ψ from E(G⃗) to an Abelian group Γ such that if we define a mapping φ_ψ from V(G⃗) to Γ by
φ_ψ(x) = ∑y ∈ N⁺(x)ψ(xy) − ∑y ∈ N⁻(x)ψ(yx), (x ∈ V(G⃗)), then φψ is injective, then such a labeling ψ is called Γ-irregular.
Recently it was showed that if n is large enough then G⃗ has a Γ-irregular labeling for any Γ such that |Γ| > (1 + ε)n (in the paper from Cichacz and Tuza from 2022). In this paper, we prove that if all weakly connected components of G⃗ are of size at least 4, then G⃗ has a Γ-irregular labeling for any finite group Γ such that |Γ| >= n + 5.
Keywords: finite Abelian group, directed graph, zero-sum sets
Published in RUP: 11.08.2026; Views: 113; Downloads: 1
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5. On the split structure of lifted groupsAleksander Malnič, Rok Požar, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: Let ▫$\wp \colon \tilde{X} \to X$▫ be a regular covering projection of connected graphs with the group of covering transformations ▫$\rm{CT}_\wp$▫ being abelian. Assuming that a group of automorphisms ▫$G \le \rm{Aut} X$▫ lifts along $\wp$ to a group ▫$\tilde{G} \le \rm{Aut} \tilde{X}$▫, the problem whether the corresponding exact sequence ▫$\rm{id} \to \rm{CT}_\wp \to \tilde{G} \to G \to \rm{id}$▫ splits is analyzed in detail in terms of a Cayley voltage assignment that reconstructs the projection up to equivalence. In the above combinatorial setting the extension is given only implicitly: neither ▫$\tilde{G}$▫ nor the action ▫$G\to \rm{Aut} \rm{CT}_\wp$▫ nor a 2-cocycle ▫$G \times G \to \rm{CT}_\wp$▫, are given. Explicitly constructing the cover ▫$\tilde{X}$▫ together with ▫$\rm{CT}_\wp$▫ and ▫$\tilde{G}$▫ as permutation groups on ▫$\tilde{X}$▫ is time and space consuming whenever ▫$\rm{CT}_\wp$▫ is large; thus, using the implemented algorithms (for instance, HasComplement in Magma) is far from optimal. Instead, we show that the minimal required information about the action and the 2-cocycle can be effectively decoded directly from voltages (without explicitly constructing the cover and the lifted group); one could then use the standard method by reducing the problem to solving a linear system of equations over the integers. However, along these lines we here take a slightly different approach which even does not require any knowledge of cohomology. Time and space complexity are formally analyzed whenever ▫$\rm{CT}_\wp$▫ is elementary abelian.
Keywords: algorithm, abelian cover, Cayley voltages, covering projection, graph, group extension, group presentation, lifting automorphisms, linear systems over the integers, semidirect product
Published in RUP: 15.10.2015; Views: 5017; Downloads: 178
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6. On overgroups of regular abelian p-groupsEdward Tauscher Dobson, 2009, original scientific article Abstract: Let ▫$G$▫ be a transitive group of odd prime-power degree whose Sylow ▫$p$▫-subgroup ▫$P$▫ is abelian od rank ▫$t$▫. Weshow that if ▫$p > 2^{t-1}$▫, then ▫$G$▫ has a normal subgroup that is a direct product of ▫$t$▫ permutation groups of smaller degree that are either cyclic or doubly-transitive simple groups. As a consequence, we determine the full automorphism group of a Cayley diagraph of an abelian group with rank two such that the Sylow ▫$p$▫-subgroup of the full automorphism group is abelian.
Keywords: group theory, graph theory, Cayley graph, abelian group, regular group, p-group
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 5579; Downloads: 183
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7. Hamilton cycle and Hamilton path extendability of Cayley graphs on abelian groupsŠtefko Miklavič, Primož Šparl, 2012, original scientific article Abstract: In this paper the concepts of Hamilton cycle (HC) and Hamilton path (HP) extendability are introduced. A connected graph ▫$\Gamma$▫ is ▫$n$▫-HC-extendable if it contains a path of length ▫$n$▫ and if every such path is contained in some Hamilton cycle of ▫$\Gamma$▫. Similarly, ▫$\Gamma$▫ is weakly ▫$n$▫-HP-extendable if it contains a path of length ▫$n$▫ and if every such path is contained in some Hamilton path of ▫$\Gamma$▫. Moreover, ▫$\Gamma$▫ is strongly ▫$n$▫-HP-extendable if it contains a path of length ▫$n$▫ and if for every such path $P$ there is a Hamilton path of ▫$\Gamma$▫ starting with ▫$P$▫. These concepts are then studied for the class of connected Cayley graphs on abelian groups. It is proved that every connected Cayley graph on an abelian group of order at least three is 2-HC-extendable and a complete classification of 3-HC-extendable connected Cayley graphs of abelian groups is obtained. Moreover, it is proved that every connected Cayley graph on an abelian group of order at least five is weakly 4-HP-extendable.
Keywords: graph theory, Hamilton cycle, Hamilton path, n-HC-extendable, strongly n-HP-extendable, weakly n-HP-extendable, Cayley graph, abelian group
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 6024; Downloads: 164
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9. Asymptotic automorphism groups of Cayley digraphs and graphs of abelian groups of prime-power orderEdward Tauscher Dobson, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: We show that almost every Cayley graph ▫$\Gamma$▫ of an abelian group ▫$G$▫ of odd prime-power order has automorphism group as small as possible. Additionally, we show that almost every Cayley (di)graph ▫$\Gamma$▫ of an abelian group ▫$G$▫ of odd prime-power order that does not have automorphism group as small as possible is a normal Cayley (di)graph of ▫$G$▫ (that is, ▫$G_L \triangleleft {\rm Aut}(\Gamma))$▫.
Keywords: mathematics, graph theory, Cayley graph, abelian group, automorphism group, asymptotic, ▫$p$▫-group
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 7333; Downloads: 164
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