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Group Connectivity: $\mathbb Z_4$ v. $\mathbb Z_2^2$

Discrete Mathematics 2017-11-13 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

We answer a question on group connectivity suggested by Jaeger et al. [Group connectivity of graphs -- A nonhomogeneous analogue of nowhere-zero flow properties, JCTB 1992]: we find that Z22\mathbb Z_2^2-connectivity does not imply Z4\mathbb Z_4-connectivity, neither vice versa. We use a computer to find the graphs certifying this and to verify their properties using non-trivial enumerative algorithm. While the graphs are small (the largest has 15 vertices and 21 edges), a computer-free approach remains elusive.

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@article{arxiv.1711.03895,
  title  = {Group Connectivity: $\mathbb Z_4$ v. $\mathbb Z_2^2$},
  author = {Radek Hušek and Lucie Mohelníková and Robert Šámal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.03895},
  year   = {2017}
}
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