Connectivity of some algebraically defined digraphs (Q888582)

Summary: Let \(p\) be a prime, \(e\) a positive integer, \(q = p^e\), and let~\(\mathbb{F}_q\) denote the finite field of \(q\) elements. Let \(f_i\colon\mathbb{F}_q^2\to\mathbb{F}_q\) be arbitrary functions, where \(1\leq i\leq l\), \(i\) and \(l\) are integers. The digraph \(D = D(q;\mathbf{f})\), where \({\mathbf f}=f_1,\dots ,f_l)\colon\mathbb{F}_q^2\to\mathbb{F}_q^l\), is defined as follows. The vertex set of \(D\) ~is \(\mathbb{F}_q^{l+1}\). There is an arc from a vertex \({\mathbf x} = (x_1,\dots ,x_{l+1})\) to a vertex \({\mathbf y} = (y_1,\dots ,y_{l+1})\) if \(x_i + y_i = f_{i-1}(x_1,y_1)\) for all \(i\), \(2\leq i \leq l+1\). In this paper we study the strong connectivity of \(D\) and completely describe its strong components. The digraphs \(D\) are directed analogues of some algebraically defined graphs, which have been studied extensively and have many applications.