Edge coloring models and reflection positivity

Szegedy, Balázs

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-07-00568-1

Edge coloring models and reflection positivity
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by Balázs Szegedy

J. Amer. Math. Soc. 20 (2007), 969-988

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-07-00568-1

Published electronically: May 31, 2007

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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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