On the automorphism group of doubled Grassmann graphs

Abstract

In this paper, we study a class of regular graphs, which is related to the Grassmann graph. This class of graphs is called the doubled Grassman graph. The Grassmann graph is the class of graphs, which is defined similar to the Johnson graph. This time, however, we are concerned with the subspaces of a vector space, rather than with the subsets of a set. The doubled Grassmann graph is constructed from the Grassmann graph. This graph, was discovered by Biggs and Gardiner. In this paper, we determine the full automorphism group of the doubled Grassmann graph. For determining the automorphism group of the doubled Grassmann graph, we will use the methods used by Mirafzal (Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Math Sci.) 129(3) (2019), Art. 34, 8).