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On the cop number and the weak Meyniel conjecture for algebraic graphs
We show that the cop number of the Cayley sum graph of a finite group with respect to a symmetric subset 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.
期刊介绍:
The European Journal of Combinatorics is a high standard, international, bimonthly journal of pure mathematics, specializing in theories arising from combinatorial problems. The journal is primarily open to papers dealing with mathematical structures within combinatorics and/or establishing direct links between combinatorics and other branches of mathematics and the theories of computing. The journal includes full-length research papers on important topics.