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Chromatic number of the plane roundup

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Brent

I’ve had fun writing about the Hadwiger-Nelson problem to determine the chromatic number of the plane, but I think this will be my last post on the topic for now! More 7-colorings Of course, the original point of the hexagonal … Continue reading →

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The chromatic number of the plane, part 4: an upper bound

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Brent

In my previous posts I explained lower bounds for the Hadwiger-Nelson problem: we know that the chromatic number of the plane is at least 5 because there exist unit distance graphs which we know need at least 5 colors. Someday, … Continue reading →

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