Power graphs of all nilpotent groups

Abstract

The directed power graph $\vec{\mathcal G}(\mathbf G)$ of a group $\mathbf G$ is the simple digraph with vertex set $G$ such that $x\rightarrow y$ if $y$ is a power of $x$. The power graph $\mathcal G(\mathbf G)$ of the group $\mathbf G$ is the underlying simple graph. In this paper, we prove that Pr\"ufer group is the only nilpotent group whose power graph does not determine the directed power graph up to isomorphism. Also, we present a group $\mathbf G$ with quasicyclic torsion subgroup that is determined by its power graph up to isomorphism, i.e. such that $\mathcal G(\mathbf H)\cong\mathcal G(\mathbf G)$ implies $\mathbf H\cong \mathbf G$ for any group $\mathbf H$.