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This paper explores the application of a new algebraic method of color exchanges to the edge coloring of simple graphs. Vizing's theorem states that the edge coloring of a simple graph $G$ requires either $\Delta$ or $\Delta+1$ colors,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-04-12 Tony T. Lee , Yujie Wan , Hao Guan

For fixed integers $p$ and $q$, let $f(n,p,q)$ denote the minimum number of colors needed to color all of the edges of the complete graph $K_n$ such that no clique of $p$ vertices spans fewer than $q$ distinct colors. Any edge-coloring with…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-02-22 Alex Cameron , Emily Heath

We analyse uniformly random proper $k$-colourings of sparse graphs with maximum degree $\Delta$ in the regime $\Delta < k\ln k $. This regime corresponds to the lower side of the shattering threshold for random graph colouring, a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-03-28 Eoin Hurley , François Pirot

We study graph coloring problems in the streaming model, where the goal is to process an $n$-vertex graph whose edges arrive in a stream, using a limited space that is smaller than the trivial $O(n^2)$ bound. While prior work has largely…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Sepehr Assadi , Janani Sundaresan , Helia Yazdanyar

We present improved bounds for randomly sampling $k$-colorings of graphs with maximum degree $\Delta$; our results hold without any further assumptions on the graph. The Glauber dynamics is a simple single-site update Markov chain. Jerrum…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-11-01 Charlie Carlson , Eric Vigoda

We give a new method for analysing the mixing time of a Markov chain using path coupling with stopping times. We apply this approach to two hypergraph problems. We show that the Glauber dynamics for independent sets in a hypergraph mixes…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Magnus Bordewich , Martin Dyer , Marek Karpinski

We study in this paper the structure of solutions in the random hypergraph coloring problem and the phase transitions they undergo when the density of constraints is varied. Hypergraph coloring is a constraint satisfaction problem where…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2018-02-19 Marylou Gabrié , Varsha Dani , Guilhem Semerjian , Lenka Zdeborová

Graph coloring is one of the central problems in distributed graph algorithms. Much of the research on this topic has focused on coloring with $\Delta+1$ colors, where $\Delta$ denotes the maximum degree. Using $\Delta+1$ colors may be…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-24 Mohsen Ghaffari , Christiana Lymouri

We examine maximum vertex coloring of random geometric graphs, in an arbitrary but fixed dimension, with a constant number of colors. Since this problem is neither scale-invariant nor smooth, the usual methodology to obtain limit laws…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-11-17 Sem Borst , Milan Bradonjić

Approximate random $k$-colouring of a graph $G$ is a well studied problem in computer science and statistical physics. It amounts to constructing a $k$-colouring of $G$ which is distributed close to {\em Gibbs distribution} in polynomial…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2016-09-21 Charilaos Efthymiou

In this paper we introduce and study a new problem named \emph{min-max edge $q$-coloring} which is motivated by applications in wireless mesh networks. The input of the problem consists of an undirected graph and an integer $q$. The goal is…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-02-15 Tommi Larjomaa , Alexandru Popa

Sampling graph colorings via local Markov chains is a central problem in approximate counting and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). We address the problem of sampling a random $k$-coloring of a graph with maximum degree $\Delta$. The…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-15 Vishesh Jain , Clayton Mizgerd , Eric Vigoda

We consider a robust variant of Dirac-type problems in $k$-uniform hypergraphs. For instance, we prove that if $H$ is a $k$-uniform hypergraph with minimum codegree at least $(1/2 + \gamma )n$, $\gamma >0$, and $n$ is sufficiently large,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-07-01 Sylwia Antoniuk , Nina Kamčev , Andrzej Ruciński

We present a randomized algorithm that, given a constant $\epsilon > 0$, outputs a proper $(1+\epsilon)\Delta$-edge-coloring of an $m$-edge simple graph $G$ of maximum degree $\Delta \geq 1/\epsilon$ in $O(m)$ time with high probability.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Anton Bernshteyn , Abhishek Dhawan

Let $m^*(n)$ be the minimum number of edges in an $n$-uniform simple hypergraph that is not two colorable. We prove that $m^*(n)=\Omega(4^n/\ln^2(n))$. Our result generalizes to $r$-coloring of $b$-simple uniform hypergraphs. For fixed $r$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-10-23 Jakub Kozik

Let $c$ be an edge-coloring of the complete $n$-vertex graph $K_n$. The problem of finding properly colored and rainbow Hamilton cycles in $c$ was initiated in 1976 by Bollob\'as and Erd\H os and has been extensively studied since then.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-10-27 Nina Kamčev , Benny Sudakov , Jan Volec

We look at colourings of $r$-uniform hypergraphs, focusing our attention on unique colourability and gaps in the chromatic spectrum. The pattern of an edge $E$ in an $r$-uniform hypergraph $H$ whose vertices are coloured is the partition of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-04-17 Yair Caro , Josef Lauri , Christina Zarb

Recent developments in approximate counting have made startling progress in developing fast algorithmic methods for approximating the number of solutions to constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) with large arities, using connections to…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Andreas Galanis , Heng Guo , Jiaheng Wang

A hypergraph is said to be $\chi$-colorable if its vertices can be colored with $\chi$ colors so that no hyperedge is monochromatic. $2$-colorability is a fundamental property (called Property B) of hypergraphs and is extensively studied in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-06-23 Vijay V. S. P. Bhattiprolu , Venkatesan Guruswami , Euiwoong Lee

Using the algebraic approach to promise constraint satisfaction problems, we establish complexity classifications of three natural variants of hypergraph colourings: standard nonmonochromatic colourings, conflict-free colourings, and…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Tamio-Vesa Nakajima , Zephyr Verwimp , Marcin Wrochna , Stanislav Živný