The -Peisert graph, called a
graph by Peisert (2001), is a conference
graph defined by taking a vertex set consisting
of elements of the finite field GF(
), with
and
even, and an edge set consisting
of, for some fixed primitive root
of GF(
), all elements
in GF(
) that satisfy
for all possible
. This construction gives the same graph regardless
of the choice of primitive root
(Peisert 2001, Alexander 2015).
As a result of the restriction on , Peisert graphs are defined for
, 49, 81, 121, 361, 529, 729, 961, ... (OEIS A383487).
The 9-Peisert graph is isomorphic to the 9-Paley graph
(and the generalized quadrangle
), but all other orders are distinct graphs not isomorphic
to Paley graphs but cospectral with them (Alexander
2015). In addition, for the unique sporadic case of 529 vertices, there is an additional
graph that is cospectral with both the 529-Paley and
529-Pesiert graphs but is isomorphic to neither (Peisert 2001).
Peisert graphs are self-complementary, vertex-transitive, egde-transitive, arc-transitive, distance-regular, and distance-transitive.
Peisert graphs will be implemented in a future version of the Wolfram Language as GraphData["Peisert", q
] for small orders
.