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Extremal regular graphs: independent sets and graph homomorphisms

Yufei Zhao
- 13 Nov 2017 - 
- Vol. 124, Iss: 9, pp 827-843
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In this paper, a survey of extremal regular graphs with respect to the number of independent sets and graph homomorphisms is presented, in particular in the family of d-regular graphs.
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This survey concerns regular graphs that are extremal with respect to the number of independent sets and, more generally, graph homomorphisms. More precisely, in the family of of d-regular graphs, ...

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