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Let $\Gamma$ be an undirected and simple graph. A set $ S $ of vertices in $\Gamma$ is called a {cyclic vertex cutset} of $\Gamma$ if $\Gamma - S$ is disconnected and has at least two components each containing a cycle. If $\Gamma$ has a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-29 Ramesh Prasad Panda , Papi Ray

Let G be a finite group and let Irr(G) be the set of all irreducible complex characters of G. Let cd(G) be the set of all character degrees of G and denote by \rho(G) the set of primes which divide some character degrees of G. The prime…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-08-27 Hung P. Tong-Viet

Let G be a finite group and let cd(G) be the set of all complex irreducible character degrees of G Let \rho(G) be the set of all primes which divide some character degree of G. The prime graph \Delta(G) attached to G is a graph whose vertex…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-03-15 Hung P. Tong-Viet

In this paper we study prime graphs of finite groups. The prime graph of a finite group $G$, also known as the Gruenberg-Kegel graph, is the graph with vertex set {primes dividing $|G|$} and an edge $p$-$q$ if and only if there exists an…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-04 Chris Florez , Jonathan Higgins , Kyle Huang , Thomas Michael Keller , Dawei Shen , Yong Yang

The prime graph $\Gamma(G)$ of a finite group $G$ (also known as the Gruenberg-Kegel graph) has as its vertices the prime divisors of $|G|$, and $p\text-q$ is an edge in $\Gamma(G)$ if and only if $G$ has an element of order $pq$. Since…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-11-30 Ziyu Huang , Thomas Michael Keller , Shane Kissinger , Wen Plotnick , Maya Roma , Yong Yang

Let $G$ be a finite non-solvable group with solvable radical $Sol(G)$. The solvable graph $\Gamma_s(G)$ of $G$ is a graph with vertex set $G\setminus Sol(G)$ and two distinct vertices $u$ and $v$ are adjacent if and only if $\langle u, v…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2019-03-06 Parthajit Bhowal , Deiborlang Nongsiang , Rajat Kanti Nath

Let $G$ be a finite group and $\text{cd}(G)$ denote the character degree set for $G$. The prime graph $\Delta(G)$ is a simple graph whose vertex set consists of prime divisors of elements in $\text{cd}(G)$, denoted $\rho(G)$. Two primes…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2019-01-14 Donnie Munyao Kasyoki , Paul Odhiambo Oleche

T.C. Burness and S.D. Scott \cite{3} classified finite groups $G$ such that the number of prime order subgroups of $G$ is greater than $|G|/2-1$. In this note, we study finite groups $G$ whose subgroup graph contains a vertex of degree…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-02-05 Marius Tărnăuceanu

Let $G$ be a finite group, and let ${\rm{cd}}(G)$ denote the set of degrees of the irreducible complex characters of $G$. The degree graph $\Delta(G)$ of $G$ is defined as the simple undirected graph whose vertex set ${\rm{V}}(G)$ consists…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-11-06 Zeinab Akhlaghi , Silvio Dolfi , Emanuele Pacifici , Lucia Sanus

The codegree of an irreducible character $\chi$ of a finite group $G$ is defined as $|G:\ker\chi|/\chi(1)$. The codegree graph $\Gamma(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is the graph whose vertices are the prime divisors of $|G|$, where two distinct…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Jiyong Chen , Ni Du , Leyi Li

Let \(G\) be a finite solvable group, and let \(\Delta(G)\) denote the \emph{prime graph} built on the set of degrees of the irreducible complex characters of \(G\). A fundamental result by P.P. P\'alfy asserts that the complement…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2017-06-15 Zeinab Akhlaghi , Carlo Casolo , Silvio Dolfi , Khatoon Khedri , Emanuele Pacifici

In this paper we continue the study of prime graphs of finite solvable groups. The prime graph, or Gruenberg-Kegel graph, of a finite group G has vertices consisting of the prime divisors of the order of G and an edge from primes p to q if…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-10-26 Ziyu Huang , Thomas Michael Keller , Shane Kissinger , Wen Plotnick , Maya Roma

In this paper, an effort is made to classify which prime character degree graphs having eight vertices occur for some finite solvable group. To approach this, we compile known results and constructions from the literature which are used to…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-07 Mark L. Lewis , Andrew Summers

For a finite group $G$, the prime graph $\Gamma(G)$ (also known as Gruenberg-Kegel graph) is defined to be the graph where the vertices are the primes that divide $|G|$ such that two vertices $p$ and $q$ share an edge if and only if there…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Thomas Michael Keller , Zachary Martin , Alexa Renner , Gabriel Roca , Eric Yu

Let \pi(G) denote the set of prime divisors of the order of a finite group G. The prime graph of G is the graph with vertex set \pi(G) with edges {p,q} if and only if there exists an element of order pq in G. In this paper, we prove that a…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-05-13 Alexander Gruber , Thomas Keller , Mark Lewis , Keeley Naughton , Benjamin Strasser

Let $G$ be a finite solvable group with disconnected character degree graph $\Delta(G)$. Under these conditions, it follows from a result of P\'alfy that $\Delta(G)$ consists of two connected components. Another result of P\'alfy's gives an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-03 Mark L. Lewis , Andrew Summers

The Divisibility Graph of a finite group $G$ has vertex set the set of conjugacy class lengths of non-central elements in $G$ and two vertices are connected by an edge if one divides the other. We determine the connected components of the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-12-15 Adeleh Abdolghafourian , Mohammad A. Iranmanesh , Alice C. Niemeyer

Let $G$ be a finite solvable group and let $\Delta(G)$ be the character degree graph of $G$. In this paper, we obtain the metric dimension of certain character degree graphs. Specifically, we calculate the metric dimension for a regular…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-11-26 Peter J. Cameron , G. Sivanesan , C. Selvaraj , T. Tamizh Chelvam , Jacob Laubacher

For a finite nonabelian group $G$ let $\rat(G)$ be the largest ratio of degrees of two nonlinear irreducible characters of $G$. We show that nonabelian composition factors of $G$ are controlled by $\rat(G)$ in some sense. Specifically, if…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-08-06 James P. Cossey , Hung Ngoc Nguyen

Let $G$ be a finite group, and write ${\rm cd}(G)$ for the degree set of the complex irreducible characters of $G$. The group $G$ is said to satisfy the {\it two-prime hypothesis} if, for any distinct degrees $a, b \in {\rm cd}(G)$, the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2017-01-20 Mark L. Lewis , Yanjun Liu , Hung P. Tong-Viet