The rainbow k-connectivity of the non-commutative graph of a finite group

Luis A. Dupont, Raquiel López, Miriam Rodríguez

Abstract


The non-commuting graph Γ(G) of a non-abelian group G is defined as follows. The vertex set V(Γ(G)) of ℾ(G) is G \ Z(G) where Z(G) denotes the center of G and two vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if xyyx. We prove that the rainbow k-connectivity of Γ(G) is equal to ⌈k/2⌉ + 2, for 3 ≤ k ≤ |Z(G)|.


Keywords


non-commuting graph, non-abelian group, rainbow connectivity, rainbow path

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