On the cop number and the weak Meyniel conjecture for algebraic graphs

Arindam Biswas, Jyoti Prakash Saha

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Abstract

We show that the cop number of the Cayley sum graph of a finite group G with respect to a symmetric subset S is at most twice its degree when the graph is connected, undirected. We also prove that a similar bound holds for the cop number of generalised Cayley graphs and twisted Cayley sum graphs under some conditions. These extend a result of Frankl to such graphs. Using the above bounds and a result of Bollobás–Janson–Riordan, we show that the weak Meyniel conjecture holds for these algebraic graphs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104168
JournalEuropean Journal of Combinatorics
Volume128
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2025
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

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