
Let \(\Gamma\) be the group \(SL(2n+1,q)\), where q is an odd prime power, with trivial center. Taking \(\Lambda\) and \(\Lambda\) ' to be conjugacy classes of \(\Gamma\), the author constructs a finite connected graph \(G=G(V,E)\) with vertex set \(V=\Lambda\) and edges \((\gamma_ 1,\gamma_ 2)\in E\) precisely when \(\gamma_ 1\gamma_ 2\in \Lambda '.\) He proves that \(\Gamma\) acts as a group of automorphisms such that (1) each vertex stabilizer \(\Gamma_ v\), \(v\in V\), is cyclic of order \(>1\), and (2) for each \(v\in V\), \(\Gamma_ v\) acts transitively on the set of neighbors of v. There exists a map structure on G, an embedding of the underlying topological space of G into the compact orientable surface S [see \textit{N. L. Biggs} and \textit{A. T. White}, Permutation groups and combinatorial structures, Lond. Math. Soc. Lecture Notes Ser. 33 (1979; Zbl 0415.05002)]. The author is concerned with the question which integers g can serve as genus of these associated surfaces S. He reaches to the assertion that \[ 2-2g=q^{(2n+1/2)}\cdot \prod^{2n+1}_{i=2}(q^ i-1)\cdot ((q- 1)/(q^{2n+1}-1)-1/6), \] conjecturing that a class \(\Lambda\) and a symmetrical map structure on the resulting graph G can be found such that the corresponding surface S is triangulated. Some calculations supporting this conjecture are given here.
finite connected graph, spectral linear groups, group of automorphisms, symmetrical map structure, Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.)
finite connected graph, spectral linear groups, group of automorphisms, symmetrical map structure, Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.)
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