Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications (EJGTA)
Vol 11, No 1 (2023): Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications

On the inverse graph of a finite group and its rainbow connection number

Rian Febrian Umbara (1. Doctoral Program in Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. 2. School of Computing, Telkom University, Jl. Telekomunikasi Terusan Buah Batu, Bandung, 40257, Jawa Barat, Indonesia)
A.N.M. Salman (Combinatorial Mathematics Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)
Pritta Etriana Putri (Combinatorial Mathematics Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Apr 2023

Abstract

A rainbow path in an edge-colored graph G is a path that every two edges have different colors. The minimum number of colors needed to color the edges of G such that every two distinct vertices are connected by a rainbow path is called the rainbow connection number of G. Let (Γ, *) be a finite group with TΓ = {t ∈ Γ|t ≠ t−1}. The inverse graph of Γ, denoted by IG(Γ), is a graph whose vertex set is Γ and two distinct vertices, u and v, are adjacent if u * v ∈ TΓ or v * u ∈ TΓ. In this paper, we determine the necessary and sufficient conditions for the inverse graph of a finite group to be connected. We show that the inverse graph of a finite group is connected if and only if the group has a set of generators whose all elements are non-self-invertible. We also determine the rainbow connection numbers of the inverse graphs of finite groups.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ejgta

Publisher

Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

The Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications (EJGTA) is a refereed journal devoted to all areas of modern graph theory together with applications to other fields of mathematics, computer science and other sciences. The journal is published by the Indonesian Combinatorial Society ...