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The lattice dimension of a tree

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The lattice dimension of a graph G is the minimal dimension of a cubic lattice in which G can be isometrically embedded. We prove that the lattice dimension of a tree with n leaves is n/2\lceil n/2 \rceil.

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@article{arxiv.math/0402246,
  title  = {The lattice dimension of a tree},
  author = {Sergei Ovchinnikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0402246},
  year   = {2007}
}

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3 pages

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