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Random cubic graphs are not homomorphic to the cycle of size 7

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We prove that a random cubic graph almost surely is not homomorphic to a cycle of size 7. This implies that there exist cubic graphs of arbitrarily high girth with no homomorphisms to the cycle of size 7.

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@article{arxiv.math/0701013,
  title  = {Random cubic graphs are not homomorphic to the cycle of size 7},
  author = {Hamed Hatami},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0701013},
  year   = {2007}
}