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Cayley graphs on $p$-solvable groups generated by $p$-singular elements

Combinatorics 2024-10-24 v2

Abstract

For a graph Γ\Gamma, the multiplicity of the eigenvalue 00, denoted by η(Γ)\eta(\Gamma), is called the nullity of Γ\Gamma. Also the energy of Γ\Gamma, denoted by E(Γ)\mathcal{E}(\Gamma), is defined as the sum of the absolute values of the eigenvalues of Γ\Gamma. The index of a subgroup HH in a group GG is denoted by [G:H][G:H]. For a prime pp, let GG be a finite pp-solvable group whose order is divisible by pp. Also let Ωp(G)\Omega_p(G) be the set of all pp-singular elements of GG. In this paper, we apply block theory of finite groups to show that the Cayley graph Γp(G):=Cay(G,Ωp(G))\Gamma_p(G):=\mathrm{Cay}(G,\Omega_p(G)) is an integral graph with η(Γp(G))=G[G:Op(G)]\eta(\Gamma_p(G))=|G|-[G:O_{p^\prime}(G)], where Op(G)O_{p^\prime}(G) is the largest normal subgroup of GG whose order is co-prime to pp. We also find a lower bound for E(Γp(G))\mathcal{E}(\Gamma_p(G)). Finally, we prove that the diameter of Γp(G)\Gamma_p(G) is at most Gp |G|_p.

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@article{arxiv.2406.10497,
  title  = {Cayley graphs on $p$-solvable groups generated by $p$-singular elements},
  author = {Mahdi Ebrahimi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.10497},
  year   = {2024}
}
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