The enhanced power graph $\mathcal{P}_e(G)$ of a group $G$ is a graph with vertex set $G$ and two vertices are adjacent if they belong to the same cyclic subgroup. In this paper, we consider the minimum degree, independence number and matching number of enhanced power graphs of finite groups. We first study these graph invariants for $\mathcal{P}_e(G)$ when $G$ is any finite group, and then determine them when $G$ is a finite abelian $p$-group, $U_{6n} = \langle a, b : a^{2n} = b^3 = e, ba =ab^{-1} \rangle$, the dihedral group $D_{2n}$, or the semidihedral group $SD_{8n}$. If $G$ is any of these groups, we prove that $\mathcal{P}_e(G)$ is perfect and then obtain its strong metric dimension. Additionally, we give an expression for the independence number of $\mathcal{P}_e(G)$ for any finite abelian group $G$. These results along with certain known equalities yield the edge connectivity, vertex covering number and edge covering number of enhanced power graphs of the respective groups as well.
The purpose of this note is to define a graph whose vertex set is a finite group $G$, whose edge set is contained in that of the commuting graph of $G$ and contains the enhanced power graph of $G$. We call this graph the deep commuting graph of $G$. Two elements of $G$ are joined in the deep commuting graph if and only if their inverse images in every central extension of $G$ commute. We give conditions for the graph to be equal to either of the enhanced power graph and the commuting graph, and show that the automorphism group of $G$ acts as automorphisms of the deep commuting graph.
The enhanced power graph of a group $G$ is a simple undirected graph with vertex set $G$ and two vertices are adjacent if they belong to same cyclic subgroup. In this paper, we study distant properties and detour distant properties such as closure, interior, distance degree sequence and eccentric subgraph of the enhanced power graph of semidihedral group. Consequently, we obtained the metric dimension and resolving polynomial of the enhanced power graph of semidihedral group. At the final part of this paper, we obtained the Laplacian spectrum of the enhanced power graph of semidihedral, dihedr…
A graph is weakly perfect if its clique number and chromatic number are equal. We show that the enhanced power graph of a finite group $G$ is weakly perfect: its clique number and chromatic number are equal to the maximum order of an element of $G$. The proof requires a combinatorial lemma. We give some remarks about related graphs.
Given a group $G$, the enhanced power graph of $G$ denoted by $\mathcal{G}_e(G)$, is the graph with vertex set $G$ and two distinct vertices $x, y$ are edge connected in $\mathcal{G}_e(G)$ if there exists $z\in G $ such that $x=z^m$ and $ y=z^n $, for some $m, n\in \mathbb{N}$. In this article, we characterize the enhanced power graph $\mathcal{G}_e(G)$ of $G$. The graph $\mathcal{G}_e(G)$ is complete if and only if $G$ is cyclic, and $\mathcal{G}_e(G)$ is Eulerian if and only if $|G|$ is odd. We classify all abelian groups and also all non-abelian $p-$groups $G$ for which $\mathcal{G}_e(G)$ s…
The enhanced power graph of a finite group $G$, denoted by $\mathcal{P}_E(G)$, is the simple undirected graph whose vertex set is $G$ and two distinct vertices $x, y$ are adjacent if $x, y \in \langle z \rangle$ for some $z \in G$. In this article, we determine all finite groups such that the minimum degree and the vertex connectivity of $\mathcal{P}_E(G)$ are equal. Also, we classify all groups whose (proper) enhanced power graphs are strongly regular. Further, the vertex connectivity of the enhanced power graphs associated to some nilpotent groups is obtained. Finally, we obtain a lower boun…
Let $G$ be a group. The \emph{power graph} of $G$ is a graph with the vertex set $G$, having an edge between two elements whenever one is a power of the other. We characterize nilpotent groups whose power graphs have finite independence number. For a bounded exponent group, we prove its power graph is a perfect graph and we determine its clique/chromatic number. Furthermore, it is proved that for every group $G$, the clique number of the power graph of $G$ is at most countably infinite. We also measure how close the power graph is to the \emph{commuting graph} by introducing a new graph which …
The enhanced power graph of a finite group $G$ is the simple undirected graph whose vertex set is $G$ and two distinct vertices $x, y$ are adjacent if $x, y \in \langle z \rangle$ for some $z \in G$. An $L( 2,1)$-labeling of graph $Γ$ is an integer labeling of $V(Γ)$ such that adjacent vertices have labels that differ by at least $2$ and vertices distance $2$ apart have labels that differ by at least $1$. The $λ$-number of $Γ$, denoted by $λ(Γ)$, is the minimum range over all $L( 2,1)$-labelings. In this article, we study the lambda number of the enhanced power graph $\mathcal{P}_E(G)$ of the …
The enhanced power graph $\mathcal{P}_E(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is the simple undirected graph whose vertex set is $G$ and two distinct vertices $x, y$ are adjacent if $x, y \in \langle z \rangle$ for some $z \in G$. In this article, we give an affirmative answer of the question posed by Cameron [6] which states that: Is it true that the complement of the enhanced power graph $\bar{\mathcal{P}_E(G)}$ of a non-cyclic group $G$ has only one connected component apart from isolated vertices? We classify all finite groups $G$ such that the graph $\bar{\mathcal{P}_E(G)}$ is bipartite. We show that…
Let $G$ be a finite group. Define a graph on the set $G^{\#} = G \setminus \{ 1 \}$ by declaring distinct elements $x,y\in G^{\#}$ to be adjacent if and only if $\langle x,y\rangle$ is cyclic. Denote this graph by $Δ(G)$. The graph $Δ(G)$ has appeared in the literature under the names cyclic graph and deleted enhanced power graph. If $G$ and $H$ are nontrivial groups, then $Δ(G\times H)$ is completely characterized. In particular, if $Δ(G\times H)$ is connected, then a diameter bound is obtained, along with an example meeting this bound. Also, necessary and sufficient conditions for the discon…
For a finite group $G$ with a normal subgroup $H$, the enhanced quotient graph of $G/H$, denoted by $\mathcal{G}_{H}(G),$ is the graph with vertex set $V=(G\backslash H)\cup \{e\}$ and two vertices $x$ and $y$ are edge connected if $xH = yH$ or $xH,yH\in \langle zH\rangle$ for some $z\in G$. In this article, we characterize the enhanced quotient graph of $G/H$. The graph $\mathcal{G}_{H}(G)$ is complete if and only if $G/H$ is cyclic, and $\mathcal{G}_{H}(G)$ is Eulerian if and only if $|G/H|$ is odd. We show some relation between the graph $\mathcal{G}_{H}(G)$ and the enhanced power graph $\m…
The enhanced power graph $\mathcal P_e(S)$ of a semigroup $S$ is a simple graph whose vertex set is $S$ and two vertices $x,y \in S$ are adjacent if and only if $x, y \in \langle z \rangle$ for some $z \in S$, where $\langle z \rangle$ is the subsemigroup generated by $z$. In this paper, first we described the structure of $\mathcal P_e(S)$ for an arbitrary semigroup $S$. Consequently, we discussed the connectedness of $\mathcal P_e(S)$. Further, we characterized the semigroup $S$ such that $\mathcal P_e(S)$ is complete, bipartite, regular, tree and null graph, respectively. Also, we have inve…
