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Power graphs of all nilpotent groups

Group Theory 2022-10-18 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

The directed power graph G(G)\vec{\mathcal G}(\mathbf G) of a group G\mathbf G is the simple digraph with vertex set GG such that xyx\rightarrow y if yy is a power of xx. The power graph G(G)\mathcal G(\mathbf G) of the group G\mathbf G is the underlying simple graph. In this paper, we prove that Pr\"ufer group is the only nilpotent group whose power graph does not determine the directed power graph up to isomorphism. Also, we present a group G\mathbf G with quasicyclic torsion subgroup that is determined by its power graph up to isomorphism, i.e. such that G(H)G(G)\mathcal G(\mathbf H)\cong\mathcal G(\mathbf G) implies HG\mathbf H\cong \mathbf G for any group H\mathbf H.

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@article{arxiv.2210.08852,
  title  = {Power graphs of all nilpotent groups},
  author = {Sayyed Heidar Jafari and Samir Zahirović},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.08852},
  year   = {2022}
}
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