The proper abelian coloring conjecture for exceptional groups
Let be a bridgeless cubic graph. A proper -coloring is a proper edge-coloring of by the non-zero elements of an abelian group such that the sum of the colors on the three edges incident with every vertex is zero. The exceptional abelian groups are , , and . Proper abelian coloring conjecture. Every bridgeless cubic graph has a proper -coloring for every exceptional abelian group . This is the central open question left by the known classification of groups that do or do not properly color all bridgeless cubic graphs; a proper -coloring is also known to imply proper colorings by the other exceptional groups.
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Jelena Sedlar and Riste Škrekovski, “Proper Z4 x Z2-colorings: structural characterization with application to some snarks”, arXiv:2402.06008 (2024).
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