The $\omega$-commuting graph of the matrix algebra over a field

The $\omega$-commuting graph of the matrix algebra over a field

(Russian, English abstract)

Markova O. V.
Siberian Electronic Mathematical Reports, 23, 1, pp. 223-243 (2026)

УДК 512.643, 519.173 
DOI: 10.33048/semi.2026.23.014  
MSC 15A27, 05C12


Abstract:

The paper is devoted to  the $\omega$-commuting digraph of the full matrix algebra $M_n(\mathbb{F})$ over a field $\mathbb{F}$, where $\omega \in \mathbb{F}$  is different from $0$ and $\pm 1$. If $n=2$ it is shown that the $\omega$-commuting graph is disconnected and is a union of one strongly connected component of diameter $4$ and several strongly connected components of diameter $2$. If $n\geq 3$ and the field is algebraically closed  the $\omega$-commuting graph is strongly connected and has diameter $4$. Also it is shown that for all $n\geq 2$ the connected components and their diameters in the underlying undirected graph are the same as in the directed case.

Keywords: relation graphs for rings, orthogonality graph, $\omega$-commuting graph, matrix algebra.