Upper-bounding the k-colorability threshold by counting covers

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Upper-bounding the \(k\)-colorability threshold by counting covers




Abstract: Let G(n,m) be the random graph on n vertices with m edges. Let d=2m/n be its average degree. We prove that G(n,m) fails to be k-colorable with high probability if d>2klnklnk1+ok(1). This matches a conjecture put forward on the basis of sophisticated but non-rigorous statistical physics ideas (Krzakala, Pagnani, Weigt 2004). The proof is based on applying the first moment method to the number of "covers", a physics-inspired concept. By comparison, a standard first moment over the number of k-colorings shows that gnm is not k-colorable with high probability if d>2klnklnk.



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