The paper presents a deterministic algorithm for computing the chromatic number of an n-vertex graph in O(1.99982^n) time, assuming the asymptotic rank conjecture is true.
The key insights are:
The authors show that under the asymptotic rank conjecture, the three-way partitioning problem can be solved deterministically in near-optimal time. This allows them to efficiently detect balanced k-colorings of a graph.
To handle unbalanced colorings, the authors combine their three-way partitioning algorithm with existing deterministic algorithms for 4-coloring. This allows them to cover all possible colorings and compute the chromatic number.
The authors leverage the connection between set cover problems and graph coloring to extend their results from balanced colorings to the general chromatic number problem.
The paper also includes results on deterministic set cover algorithms under the asymptotic rank conjecture, which serve as building blocks for the chromatic number algorithm.
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