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Nonplanarity of unit graphs and classification of the toroidal ones

A. K. Das, H. R. Maimani, M. R. Pournaki and S. Yassemi

Vol. 268 (2014), No. 2, 371–387
Abstract

The unit graph of a ring R with nonzero identity is the graph in which the vertex set is R, and two distinct vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if x + y is a unit in R. In this paper, we derive several necessary conditions for the nonplanarity of the unit graphs of finite commutative rings with nonzero identity, and determine, up to isomorphism, all finite commutative rings with nonzero identity whose unit graphs are toroidal.

Keywords
finite commutative ring, unit graph, genus
Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 05C75
Secondary: 13M05
Milestones
Received: 27 July 2012
Revised: 8 July 2013
Accepted: 12 July 2013
Published: 21 June 2014
Authors
A. K. Das
Department of Mathematics
North-Eastern Hill University
Permanent Campus
Shillong-793022
Meghalaya
India
H. R. Maimani
Mathematics Section
Department of Basic Sciences
Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
P.O. Box 16785-163
School of Mathematics
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)
P.O. Box 19395-5746
Tehran
Iran
M. R. Pournaki
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Sharif University of Technology
P.O. Box 11155-9415
School of Mathematics
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)
P.O. Box 19395-5746
Tehran
Iran
S. Yassemi
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
College of Science
University of Tehran
School of Mathematics
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)
P.O. Box 19395-5746
Tehran
Iran