[Math] Confused about orbits

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I am trying to apply the main theorem of this paper to a certain kind of graph and keep getting confused. The theorem uses $rank(Aut\Gamma)$ which is defined as "the number of $Aut \Gamma$ orbits on the set $V(\Gamma) \times V(\Gamma)$". ($\Gamma$ is a graph).

Now, my graph $\Gamma$ is built in this way: take a clique of $c$ vertices, labelled $\{1,2,\ldots,c\}$ and add $s=\binom{c-1}{2}$ additional vertices, each of which is connected to a different pair of two vertices from $\{2,\ldots,c\}$.

Question: What is $rank(Aut\Gamma)$?

My answer is 9 because the automorphism group is (apparently) $S_{c-1} \times S_{s}$ and there are 3 orbits for it. However, when I plug 9 into the theorem I get a contradiction with the rest of it (which involves objects I have a better grasp of so I am pretty sure I got the rest right).

Therefore, I suspect that my answer to the above question is wrong and I am in dire need of some enlightenment.

EDIT: Let's assume $c \geq 4$ to rule out sporadic cases.

Best Answer

The automorphism group of this graph is $S_{c-1}$. Note that the vertex 1 in your clique cannot be moved anywhere (look at the degrees). On the other hand, a permutation of the remaining vertices in {2,...,c} induces a permutation on these $s$ vertices $P$. The 14 orbitals (aka orbits on $V\times V$) are as follows:

  1. {(1,1)}
  2. {(x,x) | x in {2..c}}
  3. {(p,p) | p in P}
  4. {(x,y) | x,y in {2..c}, x not equal to y}
  5. {(p,q) | p,q in P, the corresponding pairs of elements of {2..c} do not intersect}
  6. {(p,q) | p,q in P, the corresponding pairs of elements of {2..c} intersect in one element}
  7. {(1,x) | x in {2..c}}
  8. {(x,1) | x in {2..c}}
  9. {(1,p) | p in P}
  10. {(p,1) | p in P}
  11. {(x,p) | x in {2..c}, p in P, x in p}
  12. {(p,x) | x in {2..c}, p in P, x in p}
  13. {(x,p) | x in {2..c}, p in P, x not in p}
  14. {(p,x) | x in {2..c}, p in P, x not in p}
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