Determine isomorphism in the non-normal-subgroup case

Determine whether the derived graphs of voltage graphs whose voltage groups contain non-normal subgroups are isomorphic in cases where the common-cover method does not decide the question.

Background

The paper develops a method for deciding when derived graphs of finite connected voltage graphs are isomorphic. The method constructs a common cover and lifts the voltage assignments; its strongest results apply to Dedekind groups, including abelian groups.

The authors explicitly exhibit a pair of voltage graphs with voltage groups containing non-normal subgroups for which their method does not determine whether the resulting derived graphs are isomorphic. This identifies unresolved instances outside the normal-subgroup setting.

References

However, we provide an example of a pair of voltage graphs, when voltages are taken from groups with subgroups that are not normal, this method does not provide an answer whether corresponding derived graphs are isomorphic.

— Lifting Voltages in Graph Covers  (2501.17135 - Jonoska et al., 28 Jan 2025) in Section 1, Introduction