pith. sign in

arxiv: 1412.5055 · v1 · pith:VJOXDUCXnew · submitted 2014-12-09 · 🧮 math.CO

On the automorphism group of a Johnson graph

classification 🧮 math.CO
keywords graphgroupjohnsonautomorphismldotsaffirmativeanalysiscardinality
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

The Johnson graph $J(n,i)$ is defined to the graph whose vertex set is the set of all $i$-element subsets of $\{1,\ldots,n\}$, and two vertices are joined whenever the cardinality of their intersection is equal to $i-1$. In Ramras and Donovan [\emph{SIAM J. Discrete Math}, 25(1): 267-270, 2011], it is conjectured that if $n=2i$, then the automorphism group of the Johnson graph $J(n,i)$ is $S_n \times \langle T \rangle$, where $T$ is the complementation map $A \mapsto \{1,\ldots,n\} \setminus A$. We resolve this conjecture in the affirmative. The proof uses only elementary group theory and is based on an analysis of the clique structure of the graph.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.