Let ℋ be a hypergraph with maximal vertex degree Δ such that each its hyperedge has at least δ vertices. Let k = [2Δ/δ]. We prove that ℋ admits a proper vertex coloring with k + 1 colors (i.e., such that any hyperedge contains at least two vertices of different colors). For k ≥ 3 and δ ≥ 3 we prove that ℋ admits a proper vertex coloring with k colors.For a graph G set k = [2Δ (G)/δ (G)]. As a corollary, we prove that there exists a dynamic coloring of the graph G with k + 1 colors in general and with k colors if δ(G) ≥ 3 and k ≥ 3. Bibliography: 16 titles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)595-600
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Mathematical Sciences (United States)
Volume184
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2012

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  • Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics(all)
  • Applied Mathematics

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