The number of non-sources in the directed graphs of rings of integers modulo a prime power
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
For a prime p and positive integer n, let Zp(n) and Psi(Z(p)(n)) denote the ring of integers modulo p(n) and the directed graph associated with the ring Zp(n), respectively. In this paper, we obtain an explicit formula for determining the number of non-sources in the directed graph Psi(Zp(n)). This formula may then be used to determine the number of non-sources in the directed graph Psi(Z(m)) where m is a positive integer.
Keywords
Finite ring, Directed graph, Graph associated with a ring, Source of graph
Divisions
MathematicalSciences
Funders
Universiti Malaya (FG038-17AFR)
Publication Title
Ars Combinatoria
Volume
154
Publisher
Charles Babbage Research Centre
Publisher Location
PO BOX 272 ST NORBERT POSTAL STATION, WINNIPEG, MB R3T 2N2, CANADA