A 1992 conjecture of Alon and Spencer says, roughly, that the ordinary random graph
Limit theorems for monochromatic stars
Let
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10091523
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Random Structures & Algorithms
- Volume:
- 55
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1042-9832
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 831-853
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- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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