Zero Divisors Among Digraphs

被引:2
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作者
Hammack, Richard [1 ]
Smith, Heather [2 ]
机构
[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Math & Appl Math, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
[2] Univ S Carolina, Dept Math, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
关键词
Digraphs; Direct product of digraphs; Cancellation;
D O I
10.1007/s00373-012-1248-x
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
A digraph C is called a zero divisor if there exist non-isomorphic digraphs A and B for which , where the operation is the direct product. In other words, C being a zero divisor means that cancellation property fails. Lovasz proved that C is a zero divisor if and only if it admits a homomorphism into a disjoint union of directed cycles of prime lengths.Thus any digraph C that is homomorphically equivalent to a directed cycle (or path) is a zero divisor. Given such a zero divisor C and an arbitrary digraph A, we present a method of computing all solutions X to the digraph equation .
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页码:171 / 181
页数:11
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