Green's Symmetries In Finite Digraphs

Abstract

The semigroup D(sub V) of digraphs on a set V of n labeled vertices is defined. It is shown that D(sub V) is faithfully represented by the semigroup B(sub n) of n x n Boolean matrices and that the Green's L, R, H, and D equivalence classifications of digraphs in D(sub V) follow directly from the Green's classifications already established for Bn. The new results found from this are: (i) L, R, and H equivalent digraphs contain sets of vertices with identical neighborhoods which remain invariant under certain one-sided semigroup multiplications that transform one digraph into another within the same equivalence class, i.e., these digraphs exhibit Green's isoneighborhood symmetries; and (ii) D equivalent digraphs are characterized by isomorphic inclusion lattices that are generated by their out-neighborhoods and which are preserved under certain two-sided semigroup multiplications that transform digraphs within the same D equivalence class, i.e., these digraphs are characterized by Green's isolattice symmetries. As a simple illustrative example, the Green's classification of all digraphs on two vertices is presented and the associated Green's symmetries are identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2011
Accession Number
ADA548014

Entities

People

  • Allen D Parks

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boolean Algebra
  • Classification
  • Electronic Mail
  • Graph Theory
  • Guarantees
  • Identities
  • Inclusions
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Social Networks
  • Surface Warfare
  • Symmetry
  • Transitions
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.