Monodromy representation of graphs

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author Yuan, Kai
Wang, Yan
author_facet Yuan, Kai
Wang, Yan
contents It is well-known that every vertex-transitive graph admits a representation as a coset graph. In this paper, we extend this construction by introducing monodromy graphs defined through double cosets. Our main result establishes that every graph is isomorphic to a monodromy graph, providing a new combinatorial framework for graph representation. Moreover, we show that every graph gives rise to an arc-transitive graph through its monodromy representation. Inspired by the monodromy representation of graphs, we denote an algebraic map $\mathcal{M}(G;Ω,ρ,τ)$ by $\mathcal{M}(G;U,ρ,τ)$ where $U$ is a stabiliser in $G$. As an application, we prove an enumeration theorem for orientable maps with a given monodromy group. We underscore a fundamental triad in algebraic graph theory: Where there is a graph, there is a group, an arc-transitive graph, and an orientable regular map--each arising canonically from the underlying combinatorial and algebraic structures.
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spellingShingle Monodromy representation of graphs
Yuan, Kai
Wang, Yan
Combinatorics
Group Theory
05C25, 05C30, 05E16, 05C62
It is well-known that every vertex-transitive graph admits a representation as a coset graph. In this paper, we extend this construction by introducing monodromy graphs defined through double cosets. Our main result establishes that every graph is isomorphic to a monodromy graph, providing a new combinatorial framework for graph representation. Moreover, we show that every graph gives rise to an arc-transitive graph through its monodromy representation. Inspired by the monodromy representation of graphs, we denote an algebraic map $\mathcal{M}(G;Ω,ρ,τ)$ by $\mathcal{M}(G;U,ρ,τ)$ where $U$ is a stabiliser in $G$. As an application, we prove an enumeration theorem for orientable maps with a given monodromy group. We underscore a fundamental triad in algebraic graph theory: Where there is a graph, there is a group, an arc-transitive graph, and an orientable regular map--each arising canonically from the underlying combinatorial and algebraic structures.
title Monodromy representation of graphs
topic Combinatorics
Group Theory
05C25, 05C30, 05E16, 05C62
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17910