Graph Colouring Is Hard on Average for Polynomial Calculus and Nullstellensatz

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Graph Colouring Is Hard on Average for Polynomial Calculus and Nullstellensatz. / Conneryd, Jonas; de Rezende, Susanna F.; Nordström, Jakob; Pang, Shuo; Risse, Kilian.

Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 64th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 2023. IEEE Computer Society Press, 2023. 45 (Proceedings - Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS).

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Conneryd, J, de Rezende, SF, Nordström, J, Pang, S & Risse, K 2023, Graph Colouring Is Hard on Average for Polynomial Calculus and Nullstellensatz. in Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 64th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 2023., 45, IEEE Computer Society Press, Proceedings - Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS, 64th IEEE Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 2023, Santa Cruz, United States, 06/11/2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/FOCS57990.2023.00007

APA

Conneryd, J., de Rezende, S. F., Nordström, J., Pang, S., & Risse, K. (2023). Graph Colouring Is Hard on Average for Polynomial Calculus and Nullstellensatz. In Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 64th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 2023 [45] IEEE Computer Society Press. Proceedings - Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS https://doi.org/10.1109/FOCS57990.2023.00007

Vancouver

Conneryd J, de Rezende SF, Nordström J, Pang S, Risse K. Graph Colouring Is Hard on Average for Polynomial Calculus and Nullstellensatz. In Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 64th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 2023. IEEE Computer Society Press. 2023. 45. (Proceedings - Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS). https://doi.org/10.1109/FOCS57990.2023.00007

Author

Conneryd, Jonas ; de Rezende, Susanna F. ; Nordström, Jakob ; Pang, Shuo ; Risse, Kilian. / Graph Colouring Is Hard on Average for Polynomial Calculus and Nullstellensatz. Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 64th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS 2023. IEEE Computer Society Press, 2023. (Proceedings - Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS).

Bibtex

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