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The comaximal graph of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra

Rings and Algebras 2026-05-12 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the comaximal graph Γ(L)\Gamma(L) of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra LL, whose vertices are the nontrivial proper Lie subalgebras of LL over a field F\mathbb{F}, and two vertices AA and BB are adjacent if and only if A,B=L\langle A, B\rangle =L. We establish general structural properties, including a characterization of isolated vertices via the Frattini subalgebra and a criterion for completeness in terms of μ\mu-algebras. We classify Γ(L)\Gamma(L) for all Lie algebras of dimension at most three over a finite field Fq\mathbb{F}_q, 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 adx\operatorname{ad}x. For Lsl2(Fq)L\cong \mathfrak{sl}_2(\mathbb{F}_q), we determine several graph invariants, including the degree sequence, clique number, chromatic number, domination number, diameter, and radius, and show that Γ(L)\Gamma(L) 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.

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@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}
}