A generalized ideal-based zero-divisor graph

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 1550079 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Nikmehr ◽  
S. Khojasteh

Let R be a commutative ring with identity, I its proper ideal and M be a unitary R-module. In this paper, we introduce and study a kind of graph structure of an R-module M with respect to proper ideal I, denoted by ΓI(RM) or simply ΓI(M). It is the (undirected) graph with the vertex set M\{0} and two distinct vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if [x : M][y : M] ⊆ I. Clearly, the zero-divisor graph of R is a subgraph of Γ0(R); this is an important result on the definition. We prove that if ann R(M) ⊆ I and H is the subgraph of ΓI(M) induced by the set of all non-isolated vertices, then diam (H) ≤ 3 and gr (ΓI(M)) ∈ {3, 4, ∞}. Also, we prove that if Spec (R) and ω(Γ Nil (R)(M)) are finite, then χ(Γ Nil (R)(M)) ≤ ∣ Spec (R)∣ + ω(Γ Nil (R)(M)). Moreover, for a secondary R-module M and prime ideal P, we determine the chromatic number and the clique number of ΓP(M), where ann R(M) ⊆ P. Among other results, it is proved that for a semisimple R-module M with ann R(M) ⊆ I, ΓI(M) is a forest if and only if ΓI(M) is a union of isolated vertices or a star.

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250151 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BAZIAR ◽  
E. MOMTAHAN ◽  
S. SAFAEEYAN

Let M be an R-module. We associate an undirected graph Γ(M) to M in which nonzero elements x and y of M are adjacent provided that xf(y) = 0 or yg(x) = 0 for some nonzero R-homomorphisms f, g ∈ Hom (M, R). We observe that over a commutative ring R, Γ(M) is connected and diam (Γ(M)) ≤ 3. Moreover, if Γ(M) contains a cycle, then gr (Γ(M)) ≤ 4. Furthermore if ∣Γ(M)∣ ≥ 1, then Γ(M) is finite if and only if M is finite. Also if Γ(M) = ∅, then any nonzero f ∈ Hom (M, R) is monic (the converse is true if R is a domain). For a nonfinitely generated projective module P we observe that Γ(P) is a complete graph. We prove that for a domain R the chromatic number and the clique number of Γ(M) are equal. When R is self-injective, we will also observe that the above adjacency defines a covariant functor between a subcategory of R-MOD and the Category of graphs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (07) ◽  
pp. 1750132 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Nikmehr ◽  
R. Nikandish ◽  
M. Bakhtyiari

Let [Formula: see text] be a commutative ring with identity, and let [Formula: see text] be the set of zero-divisors of [Formula: see text]. The essential graph of [Formula: see text] is defined as the graph [Formula: see text] with the vertex set [Formula: see text], and two distinct vertices [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are adjacent if and only if ann[Formula: see text] is an essential ideal. It is proved that [Formula: see text] is connected with diameter at most three and with girth at most four, if [Formula: see text] contains a cycle. Furthermore, rings with complete or star essential graphs are characterized. Also, we study the affinity between essential graph and zero-divisor graph that is associated with a ring. Finally, we show that the essential graph associated with an Artinian ring is weakly perfect, i.e. its vertex chromatic number equals its clique number.


2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ch. Eslahchi ◽  
A. M. Rahimi

The concept of the zero-divisor graph of a commutative ring has been studied by many authors, and thek-zero-divisor hypergraph of a commutative ring is a nice abstraction of this concept. Though some of the proofs in this paper are long and detailed, any reader familiar with zero-divisors will be able to read through the exposition and find many of the results quite interesting. LetRbe a commutative ring andkan integer strictly larger than2. Ak-uniform hypergraphHk(R)with the vertex setZ(R,k), the set of allk-zero-divisors inR, is associated toR, where eachk-subset ofZ(R,k)that satisfies thek-zero-divisor condition is an edge inHk(R). It is shown that ifRhas two prime idealsP1andP2with zero their only common point, thenHk(R)is a bipartite (2-colorable) hypergraph with partition setsP1−Z′andP2−Z′, whereZ′is the set of all zero divisors ofRwhich are notk-zero-divisors inR. IfRhas a nonzero nilpotent element, then a lower bound for the clique number ofH3(R)is found. Also, we have shown thatH3(R)is connected with diameter at most 4 wheneverx2≠0for all3-zero-divisorsxofR. Finally, it is shown that for any finite nonlocal ringR, the hypergraphH3(R)is complete if and only ifRis isomorphic toZ2×Z2×Z2.


2013 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350007 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. TAMIZH CHELVAM ◽  
S. NITHYA

In this paper, we associate the graph ΓI(N) to an ideal I of a near-ring N. We exhibit some properties and structure of ΓI(N). For a commutative ring R, Beck conjectured that both chromatic number and clique number of the zero-divisor graph Γ(R) of R are equal. We prove that Beck's conjecture is true for ΓI(N). Moreover, we characterize all right permutable near-rings N for which the graph ΓI(N) is finitely colorable.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-318
Author(s):  
S. Pirzada ◽  
M. Imran Bhat

Abstract For a commutative ring R with 1 ≠ 0, a compressed zero-divisor graph of a ring R is the undirected graph ΓE(R) with vertex set Z(RE) \ {[0]} = RE \ {[0], [1]} defined by RE = {[x] : x ∈ R}, where [x] = {y ∈ R : ann(x) = ann(y)} and the two distinct vertices [x] and [y] of Z(RE) are adjacent if and only if [x][y] = [xy] = [0], that is, if and only if xy = 0. In this paper, we study the metric dimension of the compressed zero divisor graph ΓE(R), the relationship of metric dimension between ΓE(R) and Γ(R), classify the rings with same or different metric dimension and obtain the bounds for the metric dimension of ΓE(R). We provide a formula for the number of vertices of the family of graphs given by ΓE(R×𝔽). Further, we discuss the relationship between metric dimension, girth and diameter of ΓE(R).


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Shahabaddin Ebrahimi Atani ◽  
Ahmad Yousefian Darani

Let R be a commutative ring and I an ideal of R. The zero-divisor graph of R with respect to I, denoted ΓI(R), is the undirected graph whose vertex set is {x∈R∖I|xy∈I for some y∈R∖I} with two distinct vertices x and y joined by an edge when xy∈I. In this paper, we extend the definition of the ideal-based zero-divisor graph to noncommutative rings.


2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-328
Author(s):  
Soheila Khojasteh ◽  
Mohammad Javad Nikmehr

AbstractLet R be a commutative ring with non-zero identity. In this paper, we introduce theweakly nilpotent graph of a commutative ring. The weakly nilpotent graph of R denoted by Γw(R) is a graph with the vertex set R* and two vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if x y ∊ N(R)*, where R* = R \ {0} and N(R)* is the set of all non-zero nilpotent elements of R. In this article, we determine the diameter of weakly nilpotent graph of an Artinian ring. We prove that if Γw(R) is a forest, then Γw(R) is a union of a star and some isolated vertices. We study the clique number, the chromatic number, and the independence number of Γw(R). Among other results, we show that for an Artinian ring R, Γw(R) is not a disjoint union of cycles or a unicyclic graph. For Artinan rings, we determine diam . Finally, we characterize all commutative rings R for which is a cycle, where is the complement of the weakly nilpotent graph of R.


2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 249-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aalipour ◽  
S. Akbari ◽  
M. Behboodi ◽  
R. Nikandish ◽  
M. J. Nikmehr ◽  
...  

Let R be a commutative ring and 𝔸(R) be the set of ideals with non-zero annihilators. The annihilating-ideal graph of R is defined as the graph 𝔸𝔾(R) with the vertex set 𝔸(R)* = 𝔸(R)\{(0)} and two distinct vertices I and J are adjacent if and only if IJ = (0). Here, we present some results on the clique number and the chromatic number of the annihilating-ideal graph of a commutative ring. It is shown that if R is an Artinian ring and ω (𝔸𝔾(R)) = 2, then R is Gorenstein. Also, we investigate commutative rings whose annihilating-ideal graphs are complete or bipartite.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (08) ◽  
pp. 2050155
Author(s):  
Gaohua Tang ◽  
Guangke Lin ◽  
Yansheng Wu

In this paper, we introduce the concept of the associate class graph of zero-divisors of a commutative ring [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text]. Some properties of [Formula: see text], including the diameter, the connectivity and the girth are investigated. Utilizing this graph, we present a new class of counterexamples of Beck’s conjecture on the chromatic number of the zero-divisor graph of a commutative ring.


2015 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450067 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tamizh Chelvam ◽  
K. Selvakumar

Let R be a commutative ring. The intersection graph of gamma sets in the zero-divisor graph Γ(R) of R is the graph IΓ(R) with vertex set as the collection of all gamma sets of the zero-divisor graph Γ(R) of R and two distinct vertices A and B are adjacent if and only if A ∩ B ≠ ∅. In this paper, we study about various properties of IΓ(R) and investigate the interplay between the graph theoretic properties of IΓ(R) and the ring theoretic properties of R.


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