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Automorphism groups of a graph and a vertex-deleted subgraph

Combinatorics 2009-09-18 v1

Abstract

Understanding the structure of a graph along with the structure of its subgraphs is important for several problems in graph theory. Two examples are the Reconstruction Conjecture and isomorph-free generation. This paper raises the question of which pairs of groups can be represented as the automorphism groups of a graph and a vertex-deleted subgraph. This, and more surprisingly the analogous question for edge-deleted subgraphs, are answered in the most positive sense using concrete constructions.

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@article{arxiv.0909.3252,
  title  = {Automorphism groups of a graph and a vertex-deleted subgraph},
  author = {Stephen G. Hartke and Hannah Kolb and Jared Nishikawa and Derrick Stolee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.3252},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures