A Note on the Warmth of Random Graphs with Given Expected Degrees

We consider the random graph model G(w) for a given expected degree sequence w=(w1,w2,…,wn). Warmth, introduced by Brightwell and Winkler in the context of combinatorial statistical mechanics, is a graph parameter related to lower bounds of chromatic number. We present new upper and lower bounds on...

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Main Author: Yilun Shang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/749856
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Summary:We consider the random graph model G(w) for a given expected degree sequence w=(w1,w2,…,wn). Warmth, introduced by Brightwell and Winkler in the context of combinatorial statistical mechanics, is a graph parameter related to lower bounds of chromatic number. We present new upper and lower bounds on warmth of G(w). In particular, the minimum expected degree turns out to be an upper bound of warmth when it tends to infinity and the maximum expected degree m=O(nα) with 0<α<1/2.
ISSN:0161-1712
1687-0425