Edge coloring models and reflection positivity
Author:
Balázs Szegedy
Journal:
J. Amer. Math. Soc. 20 (2007), 969-988
MSC (2000):
Primary 05C99; Secondary 82B99
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-07-00568-1
Published electronically:
May 31, 2007
MathSciNet review:
2328712
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Abstract: Solving a conjecture of M. H. Freedman, L. Lovász and A. Schrijver, we prove that a graph parameter is edge reflection positive and multiplicative if and only if it can be represented by an edge coloring model.
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Balázs Szegedy
Affiliation:
Microsoft Research, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052
Received by editor(s):
May 2, 2005
Published electronically:
May 31, 2007
Article copyright:
© Copyright 2007
American Mathematical Society
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