English

Planar triangulations with real chromatic roots arbitrarily close to four

Combinatorics 2009-09-29 v3

Abstract

We exhibit infinite families of planar graphs with real chromatic roots arbitrarily close to 4, thus resolving a long-standing conjecture in the affirmative.

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@article{arxiv.math/0511304,
  title  = {Planar triangulations with real chromatic roots arbitrarily close to four},
  author = {Gordon F. Royle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0511304},
  year   = {2009}
}

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19 pages, uses PGF/TikZ for graphics

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