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The Zero-divisor Graph of a Commutative Semigroup

  • F. R. DeMeyerb(Author)
    ,
  • T. McKenziec(Author)
    ,
  • K. Schneidera(Author)
  • aMesa State College
    ,
  • bColorado State University
    ,
  • cBradley University
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Abstract

An undirected graph Γ(S) is associated to each commutative multiplicative semigroup S with 0. The vertices of the graph are labeled by the nonzero zero-divisors of S, and two vertices x, y are connected by an edge in case xy = 0 in S. The properties and possible structures of the graph Γ(S) are studied.