# Paley and the Paley graphs

## TL;DR

This paper explores the historical development and properties of Paley graphs, focusing on their automorphism groups and significance in graph theory.

## Contribution

It provides a historical overview and analysis of the automorphism groups of Paley graphs, highlighting their mathematical importance.

## Key findings

- Paley graphs have highly symmetric automorphism groups.
- Historical context enriches understanding of Paley graphs.
- Automorphism groups relate to quadratic residues in finite fields.

## Abstract

This paper discusses some aspects of the history of the Paley graphs and their automorphism groups.