Equitable coloring of k-uniform hypergraphs

dc.creatorYuster, Raphael
dc.date2002-02-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:46:37Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:46:37Z
dc.descriptionLet $H$ be a $k$-uniform hypergraph with $n$ vertices. A {\em strong $r$-coloring} is a partition of the vertices into $r$ parts, such that each edge of $H$ intersects each part. A strong $r$-coloring is called {\em equitable} if the size of each part is $\lceil n/r \rceil$ or $\lfloor n/r \rfloor$. We prove that for all $a \geq 1$, if the maximum degree of $H$ satisfies $Δ(H) \leq k^a$ then $H$ has an equitable coloring with $\frac{k}{a \ln k}(1-o_k(1))$ parts. In particular, every $k$-uniform hypergraph with maximum degree $O(k)$ has an equitable coloring with $\frac{k}{\ln k}(1-o_k(1))$ parts. The result is asymptotically tight. The proof uses a double application of the non-symmetric version of the Lovász Local Lemma.
dc.description10 Pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0202230
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0202230
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/63407
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subject05C15
dc.titleEquitable coloring of k-uniform hypergraphs
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