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A Study on Type-2 Isomorphic Circulant Graphs: Part 8: C₄₃₂(R), C₆₇₅₀(S) -- each has 2 types of Type-2 isomorphic circulant graphs

Vilfred Kamalappan

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Families of circulant graphs C_432(R) each admit Type-2 isomorphisms for both m=2 and m=3, and families C_6750(S) do so for both m=3 and m=5.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper constructs two explicit families of circulant graphs and shows that every member of the first family on 432 vertices has Type-2 isomorphic partners for two different m values, while every member of the second family on 6750 vertices does the same for a different pair of m values. A sympathetic reader cares because the result identifies concrete orders and connection sets where a single circulant graph can be isomorphic to others in more than one Type-2 way. This adds concrete examples to an ongoing classification of when two circulant graphs are isomorphic under the Type-2 relation. The work forms the eighth installment in a planned ten-part series that develops these families step by step.

Core claim

In this study, we obtain the following two families of circulant graphs each has Type-2 isomorphic circulant graphs w.r.t. m such that m has more than one value: (i) Family of circulant graphs C_432(R), each has isomorphic circulant graphs of Type-2 w.r.t. m = 2 as well as m = 3; and (ii) Family of circulant graphs C_6750(S), each has isomorphic circulant graphs of Type-2 w.r.t. m = 3 as well as m = 5.

What carries the argument

Type-2 isomorphism with respect to a parameter m, a relation on circulant graphs that maps one connection set to another while preserving the cycle structure for that fixed m.

Load-bearing premise

The specific connection sets R and S are chosen so they satisfy the Type-2 isomorphism conditions for the listed m values under the definitions fixed in the earlier parts of the series.

What would settle it

Explicit computation for one concrete R in the C_432 family that produces no Type-2 isomorphism when m equals 2 would disprove the claim for that family.

read the original abstract

In this study, we obtain the following two families of circulant graphs each has Type-2 isomorphic circulant graphs w.r.t. $m$ such that $m$ has more than one value. (i) Family of circulant graphs $C_{432}(R)$, each has isomorphic circulant graphs of Type-2 w.r.t. $m$ = 2 as well as $m$ = 3; and (ii) Family of circulant graphs $C_{6750}(S)$, each has isomorphic circulant graphs of Type-2 w.r.t. $m$ = 3 as well as $m$ = 5. This study is the $8^{th}$ part of a detailed study on Type-2 isomorphic circulant graphs having ten parts \cite{v2-1}-\cite{v2-10}.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

This continues the author's long series with two concrete new families of circulant graphs that admit Type-2 isomorphisms for two m values each, but adds no new methods or general results.

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The paper gives two specific families: circulant graphs on 432 vertices with connection set R that work for both m=2 and m=3, and graphs on 6750 vertices with set S that work for m=3 and m=5. It supplies the explicit sets and the mappings that establish the isomorphisms, building directly on the notation and definitions fixed in the earlier parts of the series. That is the actual new content here—two more worked examples rather than a general theorem or new technique. The constructions appear parameter-free once the sets are chosen, and the stress-test note indicates no internal contradictions in the mappings. The author has clearly done the bookkeeping to produce these instances. The main limitation is that everything rests on the prior seven papers; a reader has to accept the earlier definitions and results to follow the argument. There is no external check, no comparison to other isomorphism criteria in the literature, and no discussion of why these particular orders matter beyond continuing the list. The scope stays narrow, so the work does not open new questions or simplify existing ones. Specialists who are already tracking this exact series will probably want to see the details to keep the record complete. For anyone else the paper is too incremental to be worth the time. I would send it to peer review so the constructions can be checked by someone familiar with circulant graphs, but I would not expect it to change the broader field.

Referee Report

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Summary. The paper constructs two explicit families of circulant graphs: C_{432}(R) admitting Type-2 isomorphisms for both m=2 and m=3, and C_{6750}(S) admitting Type-2 isomorphisms for both m=3 and m=5. These families are presented as the eighth installment in a ten-part series, with the connection sets R and S and the required mappings supplied directly from the definitions established in parts 1-7.

Significance. If the constructions are correct, the result supplies concrete, parameter-free examples of circulant graphs possessing multiple distinct Type-2 isomorphisms. This enlarges the known catalog of such graphs and provides explicit test cases that can be checked computationally or used to probe further properties of circulant isomorphism.

minor comments (3)

The abstract states that the study comprises ten parts but supplies only the citation range [v2-1]–[v2-10]; the reference list should explicitly enumerate all ten papers so that readers can locate the prior definitions of Type-2 isomorphism without external lookup.
Section 1 (or the introduction) should include a one-sentence reminder of the precise definition of a Type-2 isomorphism with respect to m, since the manuscript is part of a long series and some readers may begin with this installment.
The notation for the connection sets R and S is introduced without an explicit statement of their cardinalities or generators; adding a short table or sentence listing the elements of R and S would improve readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and positive assessment of our manuscript. The summary accurately captures the two families constructed and their Type-2 isomorphisms for multiple values of m. No specific major comments were raised in the report, so we have no point-by-point responses to provide. We accept the recommendation for minor revision and will incorporate any editorial or formatting suggestions in the revised version.

Circularity Check

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Minor self-citation in series; central constructions remain independent

full rationale

The manuscript supplies explicit connection sets R and S together with the required mappings that demonstrate the claimed Type-2 isomorphisms for the stated m values. The single self-citation to the author's prior parts 1-7 fixes notation and definitions but does not substitute for the new constructive content; once those definitions are granted, the existence claims follow directly from the listed graphs and mappings without any reduction of a prediction to a fitted input or any load-bearing uniqueness theorem imported from the same author chain. No equation or step equates the reported families to their own inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The claim rests on the author's prior definitions of Type-2 isomorphism and the existence of suitable connection sets R and S; no new free parameters, invented entities, or non-standard axioms are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)

standard math Standard definitions and properties of circulant graphs and vertex-transitive graphs from graph theory
The paper invokes established concepts of circulant graphs without re-deriving them.
domain assumption Type-2 isomorphism is well-defined and consistent across the author's prior seven papers
The central claim depends on this definition being fixed and applicable to the new families.

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Problem 3.1 … R_1 = {16,27,48,54,128,160,189} … T1_432(C_432(R_i)) …

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