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Size, chromatic number, and connectivity

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We consider the minimum number of edges in ak-edge-connected graph of ordern with chromatic number at leastc, obtaining the optimal bounds in most cases.

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  1. AT&T Bell Laboratories, 18103, Allentown, PA, USA

    J. Bhasker

  2. Honeywell CSDD, 55427, Golden Valley, MN, USA

    Tariq Samad

  3. University of Illinois, 61801-2975, Urbana, IL, USA

    Douglas B. West

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Bhasker, J., Samad, T. & West, D.B. Size, chromatic number, and connectivity. Graphs and Combinatorics 10, 209–213 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986667

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