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A Pythagoras proof of Szemer\'edi's regularity lemma

Combinatorics 2012-12-24 v2

Abstract

We give a short proof of Szemer\'edi's regularity lemma, based on elementary Euclidean geometry. The general line of the proof is that of the standard proof (in fact, of Szemer\'edi's original proof), but most technicalities are swallowed by applying Pythagoras' theorem.

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@article{arxiv.1212.3499,
  title  = {A Pythagoras proof of Szemer\'edi's regularity lemma},
  author = {Alexander Schrijver},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.3499},
  year   = {2012}
}