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A unified proof of Brooks' theorem and Catlin's theorem

Combinatorics 2014-10-29 v2

Abstract

We give a new proof of Brooks' theorem that immediately implies a strengthening of Brooks' theorem, known as Catlin's theorem.

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@article{arxiv.1402.6298,
  title  = {A unified proof of Brooks' theorem and Catlin's theorem},
  author = {Vaidy Sivaraman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.6298},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Proof rewritten based on referee's report