Counting edges of different types in a local graph of a Grassmann graph

Let $\mathbb{F}_q$ denote a finite field with $q$ elements. Let $n,k$ denote integers with $n>2k\geq 6$. Let $V$ denote a vector space over $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ that has dimension $n$. The vertex set of the Grassmann graph $J_q(n,k)$ consists of the $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$. Two vertices of $J_q(n,k)$ are adjacent whenever their intersection has dimension $k-1$. Let $\partial$ denote the path-length distance function of $J_q(n,k)$. Pick a vertex $y$. In this paper we define three types of edges in $X$, namely type $0$, type $+$, and type $-$; for adjacent vertices $w,z$ such that $\partial(w,y)=\partial(z,y)$, the type of the edge $wz$ depends on the subspaces $w+z,w,z,w\cap z$ and their intersections with $y$. Pick a vertex $x$ such that $1<\partial(x,y)<k$. Let $Γ(x)$ denote the local graph of $x$ in $J_q(n,k)$. Our general goal is to count the number of edges in $Γ(x)$ for each type. Consider a two-vertex stabilizer $\text{Stab}(x,y)$ in $GL(V)$; it is known that the $\text{Stab}(x,y)$-action on $Γ(x)$ has five orbits. Pick two orbits $\mathcal{O},\mathcal{N}$ that are not necessarily distinct; for a given $w\in \mathcal{O}$, we find the number of vertices in $z\in \mathcal{N}$ such that the edge $wz$ has (i) type $0$, (ii) type $+$, (iii) type $-$. To find these numbers, we use many results that involve a projective geometry $P_q(n)$, which is the set of all subspaces of $V$.

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Counting edges of different types in a local graph of a Grassmann graph

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Counting edges of different types in a local graph of a Grassmann graph

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Abstract

Let $\mathbb{F}_q$ denote a finite field with $q$ elements. Let $n,k$ denote integers with $n>2k\geq 6$. Let $V$ denote a vector space over $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ that has dimension $n$. The vertex set of the Grassmann graph $J_q(n,k)$ consists of the $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$. Two vertices of $J_q(n,k)$ are adjacent whenever their intersection has dimension $k-1$. Let $\partial$ denote the path-length distance function of $J_q(n,k)$. Pick a vertex $y$. In this paper we define three types of edges in $X$, namely type $0$, type $+$, and type $-$; for adjacent vertices $w,z$ such that $\partial(w,y)=\partial(z,y)$, the type of the edge $wz$ depends on the subspaces $w+z,w,z,w\cap z$ and their intersections with $y$. Pick a vertex $x$ such that $1<\partial(x,y)<k$. Let $Γ(x)$ denote the local graph of $x$ in $J_q(n,k)$. Our general goal is to count the number of edges in $Γ(x)$ for each type. Consider a two-vertex stabilizer $\text{Stab}(x,y)$ in $GL(V)$; it is known that the $\text{Stab}(x,y)$-action on $Γ(x)$ has five orbits. Pick two orbits $\mathcal{O},\mathcal{N}$ that are not necessarily distinct; for a given $w\in \mathcal{O}$, we find the number of vertices in $z\in \mathcal{N}$ such that the edge $wz$ has (i) type $0$, (ii) type $+$, (iii) type $-$. To find these numbers, we use many results that involve a projective geometry $P_q(n)$, which is the set of all subspaces of $V$.

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