On Co-Maximal Subgroup Graph of a Group

Abstract

The co-maximal subgroup graph $\Gamma(G)$ of a group $G$ is a graph whose vertices are non-trivial proper subgroups of $G$ and two vertices $H$ and $K$ are adjacent if $HK=G$. In this paper, we continue the study of $\Gamma(G)$, especially when $\Gamma(G)$ has isolated vertices. We define a new graph $\Gamma^*(G)$, which is obtained by removing isolated vertices from $\Gamma(G)$. We characterize when $\Gamma^*(G)$ is connected, a complete graph, star graph, has an universal vertex etc. We also find various graph parameters like diameter, girth, bipartiteness etc. in terms of properties of $G$.