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Unstable Graphs: A Fresh Outlook via TF-Automorphisms

Combinatorics 2014-01-28 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we first establish the very close link between stability of graphs, a concept first introduced in \cite{Scapsalvi1} and studied most notably by Surowski \cite{Surowski1}, \cite{Surowski2} and Wilson \cite{Wilson01} and two-fold automorphisms. The concept of two-fold isomorphisms, as far as we know, first appeared in literature in the form of isotopies of digraphs \cite{zelinka4}, \cite{zelinka1}, \cite{zelinka2}, \cite{zelinka3} and later studied formally in \cite{lms1}, \cite{lms2} with a greater emphasis on undirected graphs. We then turn our attention to the stability of graphs which have every edge on a triangle, but with the fresh outlook provided by TF-automorphisms. Amongst such graphs are strongly regular graphs with certain parameters. The advantages of this fresh outlook are highlighted when we ultimately present a method of constructing and generating unstable graphs with large diameter having every edge lying on a triangle. This was a rather surprising outcome.

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@article{arxiv.1401.6552,
  title  = {Unstable Graphs: A Fresh Outlook via TF-Automorphisms},
  author = {Josef Lauri and Russell Mizzi and Raffaele Scapellato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.6552},
  year   = {2014}
}

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17 pages, 10 figures

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