‎we investigate two constructions‎ - ‎the replacement and the zig-zag‎ ‎product of graphs‎ - ‎describing several fascinating connections‎ ‎with combinatorics‎, ‎via the notion of expander graph‎, ‎group‎ ‎theory‎, ‎via the notion of semidirect product and cayley graph‎, ‎and‎ ‎with markov chains‎, ‎via the lamplighter random walk‎. ‎many examples‎ ‎are provided‎.

‎a set $s$ of vertices of a graph $g=(v,e)$ without isolated vertex‎ ‎is a {em total dominating set} if every vertex of $v(g)$ is‎ ‎adjacent to some vertex in $s$‎. ‎the {em total domatic number} of‎ ‎a graph $g$ is the maximum number of total dominating sets into‎ ‎which the vertex set of $g$ can be partitioned‎. ‎we show that the‎ ‎total domatic number of a random $r$-regular graph is almost‎...