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Intercalate coloring of matrices and the Yuzvinsky Conjecture

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This paper is a summary of my talk given at the event “Sam 80” which was a meeting held at El Colegio Nacional in Mexico (2013) to celebrate Professor Samuel Gitler’s 80th birthday. The main purpose of that talk was to present an affirmative answer to the Yuzvinsky Conjecture in the case of square matrices (explained below). I would like to dedicate this write-up to Sam’s memory, to express my appreciation for his warm friendship throughout our 46 years of acquaintance.

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Lam, K.Y. Intercalate coloring of matrices and the Yuzvinsky Conjecture. Bol. Soc. Mat. Mex. 23, 79–86 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40590-016-0130-x

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