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doc: clarify Sabidussi theorem applies to arc-transitive graphs
The representation theorem proves an isomorphism for any transitive graph action, but the classical Sabidussi coset graph Sab(G, H, HaH) with a single double coset specifically characterizes arc-transitive (symmetric) graphs. For merely vertex-transitive graphs the connection set may be a union of several double cosets. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# The Sabidussi representation theorem
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Every vertex-transitive graph is isomorphic to a coset graph. More precisely,
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if `G` acts vertex-transitively on a graph `Γ`, then for any basepoint `v`,
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the orbit-stabilizer equivalence `V ≃ G ⧸ stabilizer G v` is a graph
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isomorphism from `Γ` to `Sab(G, Gᵥ, D)`, where `D = {g ∈ G : Γ.Adj v (g • v)}`.
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If a group `G` acts transitively on the vertices of a graph `Γ` while preserving
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adjacency, then the orbit-stabilizer equivalence gives a graph isomorphism
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`Γ ≃g Sab(G, Gᵥ, D)`, where `Gᵥ` is the stabilizer of a basepoint `v` and
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`D = {g ∈ G : Γ.Adj v (g • v)}` is the connection set.
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For **arc-transitive** (symmetric) graphs, the connection set `D` is a single
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double coset `HaH`, giving the classical Sabidussi coset graph `Sab(G, H, HaH)`.
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For merely vertex-transitive graphs, `D` may be a union of several double cosets.
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## Main definitions
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(sabidussiEquiv v).symm (QuotientGroup.mk g) = g • v := by
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rfl
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/-- **Sabidussi's Representation Theorem**: Every vertex-transitive graph is
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isomorphic to a coset graph.
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/-- **Sabidussi's Representation Theorem**: A graph with a transitive group action
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preserving adjacency is isomorphic to a coset graph.
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The orbit-stabilizer equivalence `V ≃ G ⧸ stabilizer G v` is a graph isomorphism
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from `Γ` to `cosetGraph (stabilizer G v) (connectionSet G Γ v)`. -/

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