Classification of Genus Three Zero-Divisor Graphs

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the problem of classifying commutative rings according to the genus number of its associating zero-divisor graphs. The zero-divisor graph of R, where R is a commutative ring with nonzero identity, denoted by Γ(R), is the undirected graph whose vertices are the nonzero zero-divisors of R, and the distinct vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if xy=0. Here, we classify the local rings with genus three zero-divisor graphs.

Keywords

• local ring
• zero-divisor graph
• graph embedding