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The unitary Cayley graph of $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$, denoted $X_n$, is the graph on $\{0,\dots,n-1\}$ where vertices $a$ and $b$ are adjacent if and only if $\gcd(a-b,n) = 1$. We answer a question of Defant and Iyer by constructing a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-12-27 Amanda Burcroff

We show that the conjugacy problem in a wreath product $A \wr B$ is uniform-$\mathsf{TC}^0$-Turing-reducible to the conjugacy problem in the factors $A$ and $B$ and the power problem in $B$. If $B$ is torsion free, the power problem for $B$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-09-12 Alexei Miasnikov , Svetla Vassileva , Armin Weiß

In this paper we study the Gan-Gross-Prasad problem for unitary groups over finite fields. Our results provide complete answers for unipotent representations, and we obtain the explicit branching of these representations.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2020-04-15 Dongwen Liu , Zhicheng Wang

Consider the full modular group $\sf{PSL}_{2}(\mathbb{Z})$ with presentation $\langle U,S|U^3,S^2\rangle$. Motivated by our investigations on quasi-modular forms and the Minkowski question mark function (so that this paper might be…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-03-28 Giedrius Alkauskas

A $P_4$-free graph is called a cograph. In this paper we partially characterize finite groups whose power graph is a cograph. As we will see, this problem is a generalization of the determination of groups in which every element has prime…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-01-11 Peter J. Cameron , Pallabi Manna , Ranjit Mehatari

This is the first of a sequence of papers devoted to studying the link between the complexity of the Word Problem for a finitely generated recursively presented group $G$ and the isoperimetric functions of the finitely presented groups in…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Francis Wagner

The power domination problem focuses on finding the optimal placement of phase measurement units (PMUs) to monitor an electrical power network. In the context of graphs, the power domination number of a graph $G$, denoted $\gamma_P(G)$, is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-09-09 Sarah E. Anderson , Kirsti Kuenzel

A new class of structured codes called Quasi Group Codes (QGC) is introduced. A QGC is a subset of a group code. In contrast with group codes, QGCs are not closed under group addition. The parameters of the QGC can be chosen such that the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-08-03 Mohsen Heidari , Farhad Shirani , Sandeep Pradhan

A graph $G=(V,E)$ is word-representable if there exists a word $w$ over the alphabet $V$ such that letters $x$ and $y$ alternate in $w$ if and only if $xy\in E$. For integers $n>k>0 $, the shift graph $G(n,k)$ is the graph whose vertex set…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Suchanda Roy , Ramesh Hariharasubramanian

In this paper we prove several results regarding decidability of the membership problem for certain submonoids in amalgamated free products and HNN extensions of groups. These general results are then applied to solve the prefix membership…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-11-03 Igor Dolinka , Robert D. Gray

We begin with a new analysis of formal words. Let w be a formal word in letters g_1,...,g_k. The word map associated with w maps the permutations s_1,...,s_k in S_n to the permutation obtained by replacing for each i, every occurrence of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-04-21 Nati Linial , Doron Puder

In this paper, we investigate certain graphs defined on groups, with a focus on infinite groups. The graphs discussed are the power graph, the enhanced power graph, and the commuting graph whose vertex set is a group $G$. The power graph is…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-10-15 Surbhi , Geetha Venkataraman

The pancake problem is concerned with sorting a permutation (a stack of pancakes of different diameter) using only prefix reversals (spatula flips). Although the problem description belies simplicity, an exact formula for the maximum number…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2018-06-08 Saúl A. Blanco , Charles Buehrle

A graph $G = (V, E)$ is said to be word-representable if a word $w$ can be formed using the letters of the alphabet $V$ such that for every pair of vertices $x$ and $y$, $xy \in E$ if and only if $x$ and $y$ alternate in $w$. Gaetz and Ji…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-25 Eshwar Srinivasan , Ramesh Hariharasubramanian

The power domination number arises from the monitoring of electrical networks and its determination is an important problem. Upper bounds for power domination numbers can be obtained by constructions. Lower bounds for the power domination…

One of the most interesting questions about a group is if its word problem can be solved and how. The word problem in the braid group is of particular interest to topologists, algebraists and geometers, and is the target of intensive…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 David Garber , Shmuel Kaplan , Mina Teicher

In this paper, we formulate an analogue of Waring's problem for an algebraic group $G$. At the field level we consider a morphism of varieties $f\colon \mathbb{A}^1\to G$ and ask whether every element of $G(K)$ is the product of a bounded…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-26 Michael Larsen , Dong Quan Ngoc Nguyen

In this work, we explore the following question: If two words in a finitely generated free group have identical images as word maps on every finite group, must they be endomorphic to each other? In this regard, we introduce weak profinite…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-02 Shrinit Singh

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have emerged as a powerful tool for data-driven learning on various graph domains. They are usually based on a message-passing mechanism and have gained increasing popularity for their intuitive formulation,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-02 Giuseppe Alessio D'Inverno , Simone Brugiapaglia , Mirco Ravanelli

Graph neural networks (GNNs) are a widely used class of machine learning models for graph-structured data, based on local aggregation over neighbors. GNNs have close connections to logic. In particular, their expressive power is linked to…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Arie Soeteman , Michael Benedikt , Martin Grohe , Balder ten Cate