Symmetry properties of Cayley graphs of small valencies on the alternating group A<Subscript>5</Subscript>

The normality of symmetry property of Cayley graphs of valencies 3 and 4 on the alternating group A₅ is studied. We prove that all but four such graphs are normal; that A₅ is not 5-CI. A complete classification of all arc-transitive Cayley graphs on A₅ of valencies 3 and 4 as well as some examples of trivalent and tetravalent GRRs of A₅ is given.     

Two sufficient conditions for non-normal Cayley graphs and their applications

A Cayley graph Cay(G, S) on a group G is said to be normal if the right regular representation R(G) of G is normal in the full automorphism group of Cay(G, S). In this paper, two sufficient conditions for non-normal Cayley graphs are given and by using the conditions, five infinite families of connected non-normal Cayley graphs are constructed. As an application, all connected non-normal Cayley graphs of valency 5 on A5 are determined, which generalizes a result about the normality of Cayley graphs of valency 3 or 4 on A5 determined by Xu and Xu. Further, we classify all non-CI Cayley graphs of valency 5 on A5, while Xu et al. have proved that As is a 4-CI group.     

Edge-primitive Cayley graphs on abelian groups and dihedral groups

A graph is called edge-primitive if its automorphism group acts primitively on its edge set. In 1973, Weiss (1973) determined all edge-primitive graphs of valency three, and recently Guo et al. (2013,2015) classified edge-primitive graphs of valencies four and five. In this paper, we determine all edge-primitive Cayley graphs on abelian groups and dihedral groups.     

二面体群的小度数Cayley图的同构类的计数

设G是有限群,S是G的一个不包含单位元的非空子集且满足S^-1=S,定义群G关于S一个的Cayley图x=Cay(G,S)如下：V(X)=G,E(X)=｛(g,sg)｜g∈G,s∈S}.对于素数P,本文给出了2p阶的二面体群的3度和4度Cayley图的同构类的个数.     

关于交换群上的Cayley有向图的正规性

Cayley有向图X=Cay(G,S)叫做正规的,如果G的右正则表示R(G)在X的全自同构群Aut(X)中正规,我们定出了交换群上的小度数的非正规的Cayley有向图, 并给出了一个猜想．应用这个结果,给出了pn(n≤2)个点上的度数不超过3的有向对称图的分类,这里p是一个奇素数．     

Normality of Tetravalent Cayley Graphs of Odd Prime-cube Order and Its Application

Let p be an odd prime. In this paper we prove that all tetravalent connected Cayley graphs of order p^3 are normal. As an application, a classification of tetravalent symmetric graphs of odd prime-cube order is given.     

三度边正则图的三个无限族

图X称为边正则图，若X的自同构群Aut(X)在X的边集上的作用是正则的．本文考察了三度边正则图与四度Cayley图的关系，给出了一个由四度Cayley图构造三度边正则图的方法，并且构造了边正则图的三个无限族．     

On cubic non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graphs

In 1983, the second author [D. Maru?i?, Ars Combinatoria 16B (1983), 297–302] asked for which positive integers n there exists a non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graph on n vertices. (The term non‐Cayley numbers has later been given to such integers.) Motivated by this problem, Feng [Discrete Math 248 (2002), 265–269] asked to determine the smallest valency ?(n) among valencies of non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graphs of order n. As cycles are clearly Cayley graphs, ?(n)?3 for any non‐Cayley number n. In this paper a goal is set to determine those non‐Cayley numbers n for which ?(n) = 3, and among the latter to determine those for which the generalized Petersen graphs are the only non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graphs of order n. It is known that for a prime p every vertex‐transitive graph of order p, p² or p³ is a Cayley graph, and that, with the exception of the Coxeter graph, every cubic non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graph of order 2p, 4p or 2p² is a generalized Petersen graph. In this paper the next natural step is taken by proving that every cubic non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graph of order 4p², p>7 a prime, is a generalized Petersen graph. In addition, cubic non‐Cayley vertex‐transitive graphs of order 2p^k, where p>7 is a prime and k?p, are characterized. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 69: 77–95, 2012     

一类拟二面体群的四度Cayley图的正规性

群G的一个Cayley图X=Cay(G,S)称为正规的,如果右乘变换群R(G)在AutX中正规.研究了4m阶拟二面体群G=a,b|a~(2m)=b~2=1,a~b=a~(m+1)的4度Cayley图的正规性,其中m=2~r,且r2,并得到拟二面体群的Cayley图的同构类型.     

Optimally super-edge-connected transitive graphs

Let X=(V,E) be a connected regular graph. X is said to be super-edge-connected if every minimum edge cut of X is a set of edges incident with some vertex. The restricted edge connectivity λ′(X) of X is the minimum number of edges whose removal disconnects X into non-trivial components. A super-edge-connected k-regular graph is said to be optimally super-edge-connected if its restricted edge connectivity attains the maximum 2k−2. In this paper, we define the λ′-atoms of graphs with respect to restricted edge connectivity and show that if X is a k-regular k-edge-connected graph whose λ′-atoms have size at least 3, then any two distinct λ′-atoms are disjoint. Using this property, we characterize the super-edge-connected or optimally super-edge-connected transitive graphs and Cayley graphs. In particular, we classify the optimally super-edge-connected quasiminimal Cayley graphs and Cayley graphs of diameter 2. As a consequence, we show that almost all Cayley graphs are optimally super-edge-connected.     

二面体群D_(2n)的4度正规Cayley图

设G是有限群,S是G的不包含单位元1的非空子集．定义群G关于S的 Cayley(有向)图X=Cay(G,S)如下:V(x)=G,E(X)={(g,sg)|g∈G,s∈S}． Cayley图X=Cay(G,S)称为正规的如果R(G)在它的全自同构群中正规．图X称为1-正则的如果它的全自同构群在它的弧集上正则作用．本文对二面体群D2n以Z22 为点稳定子的4度正规Cayley图进行了分类．     

On Symmetric Cayley Graphs of Valency Eleven

A Cayley graph Γ=Cay(G,S)is said to be normal if G is normal in Aut Γ.In this paper,we investigate the normality problem of the connected 11-valent symmetric Cayley graphs Γ of finite nonabelian simple groups G,where the vertex stabilizer Av is soluble for A=Aut Γ and v ∈ VΓ.We prove that either Γ is normal or G=A5,A10,A54,A274,A549 or A1099.Further,11-valent symmetric nonnormal Cayley graphs of A5,A54 and A274 are constructed.This provides some more examples of nonnormal 11-valent symmetric Cayley graphs of finite nonabelian simple groups after the first graph of this kind(of valency 11)was constructed by Fang,Ma and Wang in 2011.     

Tetravalent one-regular graphs of order 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">pq</Emphasis>

A graph is one-regular if its automorphism group acts regularly on the set of its arcs. In this article a complete classification of tetravalent one-regular graphs of order twice a product of two primes is given. It follows from this classification that with the exception of four graphs of orders 12 and 30, all such graphs are Cayley graphs on Abelian, dihedral, or generalized dihedral groups.     

One-regular Normal Cayley Graphs on Dihedral Groups of Valency 4 or 6 with Cyclic Vertex Stabilizer

A graph G is one-regular if its automorphism group Aut（G） acts transitively and semiregularly on the arc set. A Cayley graph Cay（Г, S） is normal if Г is a normal subgroup of the full automorphism group of Cay（Г, S）. Xu, M. Y., Xu, J. （Southeast Asian Bulletin of Math., 25, 355-363 （2001）） classified one-regular Cayley graphs of valency at most 4 on finite abelian groups. Marusic, D., Pisanski, T. （Croat. Chemica Acta, 73, 969-981 （2000）） classified cubic one-regular Cayley graphs on a dihedral group, and all of such graphs turn out to be normal. In this paper, we classify the 4-valent one-regular normal Cayley graphs G on a dihedral group whose vertex stabilizers in Aut（G） are cyclic. A classification of the same kind of graphs of valency 6 is also discussed.     

On locally primitive Cayley graphs of finite simple groups

In this paper we investigate locally primitive Cayley graphs of finite nonabelian simple groups. First, we prove that, for any valency d for which the Weiss conjecture holds (for example, d?20 or d is a prime number by Conder, Li and Praeger (2000) [1]), there exists a finite list of groups such that if G is a finite nonabelian simple group not in this list, then every locally primitive Cayley graph of valency d on G is normal. Next we construct an infinite family of p-valent non-normal locally primitive Cayley graph of the alternating group for all prime p?5. Finally, we consider locally primitive Cayley graphs of finite simple groups with valency 5 and determine all possible candidates of finite nonabelian simple groups G such that the Cayley graph Cay(G,S) might be non-normal.     

Almost all Cayley graphs are hamiltonian

It has been conjectured that there is a hamiltonian cycle in every finite connected Cayley graph. In spite of the difficulty in proving this conjecture, we show that almost all Cayley graphs are hamiltonian. That is, as the order n of a groupG approaches infinity, the ratio of the number of hamiltonian Cayley graphs ofG to the total number of Cayley graphs ofG approaches 1.Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Xinjiang Educational Committee and Xinjiang University.     

一类3p~2阶4度1-正则图

设p为大于3的素数,群G=和H=(其中r(?)1(mod p~2),r~3≡1(mod p~2),3|(p-1))是两类3p~2阶非交换群.通过研究Cayley图的正规性,完成了对G和H的所有4度Cayley图的分类,并得到了一类新的4度1-正则图.     

On Cayley graphs of rectangular groups

In this paper, we first give a characterization of Cayley graphs of rectangular groups. Then, vertex-transitivity of Cayley graphs of rectangular groups is considered. Further, it is shown that Cayley graphs Cay(S,C) which are automorphism-vertex-transitive, are in fact Cayley graphs of rectangular groups, if the subsemigroup generated by C is an orthodox semigroup. Finally, a characterization of vertex-transitive graphs which are Cayley graphs of finite semigroups is concluded.     

Isomorphisms of finite semi-Cayley graphs

Let G be a finite group. A Cayley graph over G is a simple graph whose automorphism group has a regular subgroup isomorphic to G. A Cayley graph is called a CI-graph(Cayley isomorphism) if its isomorphic images are induced by automorphisms of G. A well-known result of Babai states that a Cayley graph Γ of G is a CI-graph if and only if all regular subgroups of Aut(Γ) isomorphic to G are conjugate in Aut(Γ). A semi-Cayley graph(also called bi-Cayley graph by some authors) over G is a simple graph whose automorphism group has a semiregular subgroup isomorphic to G with two orbits(of equal size). In this paper, we introduce the concept of SCI-graph(semi-Cayley isomorphism)and prove a Babai type theorem for semi-Cayley graphs. We prove that every semi-Cayley graph of a finite group G is an SCI-graph if and only if G is cyclic of order 3. Also, we study the isomorphism problem of a special class of semi-Cayley graphs.     

Tetravalent half‐edge‐transitive graphs and non‐normal Cayley graphs

Let X be a vertex‐transitive graph, that is, the automorphism group Aut(X) of X is transitive on the vertex set of X. The graph X is said to be symmetric if Aut(X) is transitive on the arc set of X. suppose that Aut(X) has two orbits of the same length on the arc set of X. Then X is said to be half‐arc‐transitive or half‐edge‐transitive if Aut(X) has one or two orbits on the edge set of X, respectively. Stabilizers of symmetric and half‐arc‐transitive graphs have been investigated by many authors. For example, see Tutte [Canad J Math 11 (1959), 621–624] and Conder and Maru?i? [J Combin Theory Ser B 88 (2003), 67–76]. It is trivial to construct connected tetravalent symmetric graphs with arbitrarily large stabilizers, and by Maru?i? [Discrete Math 299 (2005), 180–193], connected tetravalent half‐arc‐transitive graphs can have arbitrarily large stabilizers. In this article, we show that connected tetravalent half‐edge‐transitive graphs can also have arbitrarily large stabilizers. A Cayley graph Cay(G, S) on a group G is said to be normal if the right regular representation R(G) of G is normal in Aut(Cay(G, S)). There are only a few known examples of connected tetravalent non‐normal Cayley graphs on non‐abelian simple groups. In this article, we give a sufficient condition for non‐normal Cayley graphs and by using the condition, infinitely many connected tetravalent non‐normal Cayley graphs are constructed. As an application, all connected tetravalent non‐normal Cayley graphs on the alternating group A₆ are determined. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory