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The two possible values of the chromatic number of a random graph

Probability 2007-06-13 v1

Abstract

Given d \in (0,infty) let k_d be the smallest integer k such that d < 2k\log k. We prove that the chromatic number of a random graph G(n,d/n) is either k_d or k_d+1 almost surely.

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@article{arxiv.0706.1725,
  title  = {The two possible values of the chromatic number of a random graph},
  author = {Dimitris Achlioptas and Assaf Naor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.1725},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages, published version