Characterizing the maximum genus of a connected graph
In this paper, we show that Qkn is a divisor graph, for n = 2, 3. For n ≥ 4, we show that Qkn is a divisor graph iff k ≥ n − 1. For folded-hypercube, we get FQn is a divisor graph when n is odd. But, if n ≥ 4 is even integer, then FQn is not a divisor graph. For n ≥ 5, we show that (FQn)k is not a divisor graph, where 2 ≤ k ≤ [n/2] − 1.
Each homogeneous space of a quasigroup affords a representation of the Bose-Mesner algebra of the association scheme given by the action of the multiplication group. The homogeneous space is said to be faithful if the corresponding representation of the Bose-Mesner algebra is faithful. In the group case, this definition agrees with the usual concept of faithfulness for transitive permutation representations. A permutation character is associated with each quasigroup permutation representation,...
We use the concept of intrinsic metrics to give a new definition for an isoperimetric constant of a graph. We use this novel isoperimetric constant to prove a Cheeger-type estimate for the bottom of the spectrum which is nontrivial even if the vertex degrees are unbounded.
Given a graph G = (V,E) and a set Lv of admissible colors for each vertex v ∈ V (termed the list at v), a list coloring of G is a (proper) vertex coloring ϕ : V → S v2V Lv such that ϕ(v) ∈ Lv for all v ∈ V and ϕ(u) 6= ϕ(v) for all uv ∈ E. If such a ϕ exists, G is said to be list colorable. The choice number of G is the smallest natural number k for which G is list colorable whenever each list contains at least k colors. In this note we initiate the study of graphs in which the choice number equals...