Extremal Peisert-type graphs without the strict-EKR property

DOI10.1016/J.JCTA.2024.105887arXiv2306.00391MaRDI QIDQ6510375FDOQ6510375

Authors: Sergey Viktorovich Goryainov, Chi Hoi Yip 

Abstract: It is known that Paley graphs of square order have the strict-EKR property. Peisert-type graphs are natural generalizations of Paley graphs and some of them also have the strict-EKR property. Given a prime power $q$, we study extremal Peisert-type graphs of order $q^2$ without the strict-EKR property, that is, Peisert-type graphs of order $q^2$ without the strict-EKR property and with the minimum number of edges. First, we determine this minimum number of edges for each value of $q$. If $q$ is a square, we show the uniqueness of the extremal graph and its isomorphism with certain affine polar graph. Using the isomorphism, we conclude that there is no Hilton-Milner type result for this extremal graph. We also prove the tightness of the weight-distribution bound for both non-principal eigenvalues of this graph. If $q$ is a cube but not a square, we show the uniqueness of the extremal graph and determine the number and the structure of non-canonical cliques. Finally, we show such uniqueness result does not extend to all $q$.

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