Cancellation Properties of Direct Products of Digraphs

This paper discusses the direct product cancellation of digraphs. We define the exact conditions on G such that GxK=HxK implies G=H. We focus first on simple equations such as GxK_2=HxK_2 where K_2 denotes a single arc and then extend this to the more general situation, GxK = HxK. Our results are ac...

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Main Author: Toman, Katherine
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2009
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1776
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2775&context=etd
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Summary:This paper discusses the direct product cancellation of digraphs. We define the exact conditions on G such that GxK=HxK implies G=H. We focus first on simple equations such as GxK_2=HxK_2 where K_2 denotes a single arc and then extend this to the more general situation, GxK = HxK. Our results are achieved by using a “factorial” operation on graphs, which is in some sense analogous to the factorial of an integer.