A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GROUP A22 BY NON-COMMUTING GRAPH

Let G be a finite non-abelian group. We define the non-commuting graph ${\nabla}(G)$ of G as follows: the vertex set of ${\nabla}(G)$ is G-Z(G) and two vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if $xy{\neq}yx$. In this paper we prove that if G is a finite group with $${\nabla}(G){\simeq_-}{\nabla}(\mathbb{A}_{22})$$, then $$G{\simeq_-}\mathbb{A}_{22}$$where $\mathbb{A}_{22}$ is the alternating group of degree 22.