The comaximal graph of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the comaximal graph of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra , whose vertices are the nontrivial proper Lie subalgebras of over a field , and two vertices and are adjacent if and only if . We establish general structural properties, including a characterization of isolated vertices via the Frattini subalgebra and a criterion for completeness in terms of -algebras. We classify for all Lie algebras of dimension at most three over a finite field , providing an explicit description in each case. The resulting graphs exhibit a rich range of behaviors, depending on the structure of the derived algebra and the action of . For , we determine several graph invariants, including the degree sequence, clique number, chromatic number, domination number, diameter, and radius, and show that is connected and non-planar. The graph contains a large clique formed by the nonsplit semisimple lines together with the Borel subalgebras, while the nilpotent and split semisimple lines have a more restricted adjacency structure governed by their containment in Borel subalgebras.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.09583,
title = {The comaximal graph of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra},
author = {David A. Towers and Yesneri Zuleta and Ismael Gutierrez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.09583},
year = {2026}
}