
arXiv: 2010.07084
A well-known result of Tutte says that if $\Gamma$ is an Abelian group and $G$ is a graph having a nowhere-zero $\Gamma$-flow, then $G$ has a nowhere-zero $\Gamma'$-flow for each Abelian group $\Gamma'$ whose order is at least the order of $\Gamma$. Jaeger, Linial, Payan, and Tarsi observed that this does not extend to their more general concept of group connectivity. Motivated by this we define $g(k)$ as the least number such that, if $G$ is $\Gamma$-connected for some Abelian group $\Gamma$ of order $k$, then $G$ is also $\Gamma'$-connected for every Abelian group $\Gamma'$ of order $|\Gamma'| \geqslant g(k)$. We prove that $g(k)$ exists and satisfies for infinitely many $k$, \begin{align*}(2-o(1)) k < g(k) \leqslant 8k^3+1.\end{align*} The upper bound holds for all $k$. Analogously, we define $h(k)$ as the least number such that, if $G$ is $\Gamma$-colorable for some Abelian group $\Gamma$ of order $k$, then $G$ is also $\Gamma'$-colorable for every Abelian group $\Gamma'$ of order $|\Gamma'| \geq h(k)$. Then $h(k)$ exists and satisfies for infinitely many $k$, \begin{align*}(2-o(1)) k < h(k) < (2+o(1))k \ln(k).\end{align*} The upper bound (for all $k$) follows from a result of Král', Pangrác, and Voss. The lower bound follows by duality from our lower bound on $g(k)$ as that bound is demonstrated by planar graphs.
Connectivity, Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs, 05C15, 05C21, Tutte's 5-flow conjecture, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, Combinatorics (math.CO), Flows in graphs, Combinatorial aspects of groups and algebras, Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory, Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.)
Connectivity, Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs, 05C15, 05C21, Tutte's 5-flow conjecture, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, Combinatorics (math.CO), Flows in graphs, Combinatorial aspects of groups and algebras, Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory, Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.)
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