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Perfect codes in Cayley graphs

Combinatorics 2017-10-31 v3

Abstract

Given a graph Γ\Gamma, a subset CC of V(Γ)V(\Gamma) is called a perfect code in Γ\Gamma if every vertex of Γ\Gamma is at distance no more than one to exactly one vertex in CC, and a subset CC of V(Γ)V(\Gamma) is called a total perfect code in Γ\Gamma if every vertex of Γ\Gamma is adjacent to exactly one vertex in CC. In this paper we study perfect codes and total perfect codes in Cayley graphs, with a focus on the following themes: when a subgroup of a given group is a (total) perfect code in a Cayley graph of the group; and how to construct new (total) perfect codes in a Cayley graph from known ones using automorphisms of the underlying group. We prove several results around these questions.

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@article{arxiv.1609.03755,
  title  = {Perfect codes in Cayley graphs},
  author = {He Huang and Binzhou Xia and Sanming Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.03755},
  year   = {2017}
}

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This is the final version that will appear in SIAM J. Discrete Math

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