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Expected behavior of graph coloring algorithms

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Fundamentals of Computation Theory (FCT 1977)

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Kučera, L. (1977). Expected behavior of graph coloring algorithms. In: Karpiński, M. (eds) Fundamentals of Computation Theory. FCT 1977. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 56. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-08442-8_114

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