Properties of the gradings on ultragraph algebras via the underlying combinatorics

There are two established gradings on Leavitt path algebras associated with ultragraphs, namely the grading by the integers group and the grading by the free group on the edges. In this paper, we characterize properties of these gradings in terms of the underlying combinatorial properties of the ultragraphs. More precisely, we characterize when the gradings are strong or epsilon-strong. The results regarding the free group on the edges are new also in the context of Leavitt path algebras of graphs. Finally, we also describe the relation between the strongness of the integer grading on an ultragraph Leavitt path algebra and the saturation of the gauge action associated with the corresponding ultragraph C*-algebra.