Canonical graph decompositions via coverings
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| author | Diestel, Reinhard Jacobs, Raphael W. Knappe, Paul Kurkofka, Jan |
| author_facet | Diestel, Reinhard Jacobs, Raphael W. Knappe, Paul Kurkofka, Jan |
| contents | We present a canonical way to decompose finite graphs into highly connected local parts. The decomposition depends only on an integer parameter whose choice sets the intended degree of locality. The global structure of the graph, as determined by the relative position of these parts, is described by a coarser $\it model$. This is a simpler graph determined entirely by the decomposition, not imposed.
The model and decomposition are obtained as projections of the tangle-tree structure of a covering of the given graph that reflects its local structure while unfolding its global structure. In this way, the tangle theory from graph minors is brought to bear canonically on arbitrary graphs, which need not be tree-like.
Our theorem extends to locally finite quasi-transitive graphs, and in particular to locally finite Cayley graphs. It thereby offers a canonical decomposition for finitely generated groups into local parts, whose relative structure is displayed by a graph. |
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| spellingShingle | Canonical graph decompositions via coverings Diestel, Reinhard Jacobs, Raphael W. Knappe, Paul Kurkofka, Jan Combinatorics Group Theory 05C83, 57M15, 05C25, 05C40, 05C63, 05C38 We present a canonical way to decompose finite graphs into highly connected local parts. The decomposition depends only on an integer parameter whose choice sets the intended degree of locality. The global structure of the graph, as determined by the relative position of these parts, is described by a coarser $\it model$. This is a simpler graph determined entirely by the decomposition, not imposed. The model and decomposition are obtained as projections of the tangle-tree structure of a covering of the given graph that reflects its local structure while unfolding its global structure. In this way, the tangle theory from graph minors is brought to bear canonically on arbitrary graphs, which need not be tree-like. Our theorem extends to locally finite quasi-transitive graphs, and in particular to locally finite Cayley graphs. It thereby offers a canonical decomposition for finitely generated groups into local parts, whose relative structure is displayed by a graph. |
| title | Canonical graph decompositions via coverings |
| topic | Combinatorics Group Theory 05C83, 57M15, 05C25, 05C40, 05C63, 05C38 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.04855 |