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Graph theory

Graph theory is the mathematical abstraction of networks such as the Internet, molecules, and transportation, road, railway, communication and social networks.

We concentrate our research effort on

  • chromatic graph theory
  • graph connectivity
  • extremal problems
  • topological aspects

Originally, graph theory was inspired by electrical networks and colouring problems, in particular the famous four colour problem.

 

Today, graph theory has ties to purely mathematical disciplines such as

  • algebra
  • topology
  • logic

and also to applied mathematical sciences such as

  • computer science (construction and analysis of algorithms)
  • operations research (combinatorial optimization)

Contact person

Professor Carsten Thomassen 

Graph theory

Graph theory is the study of mathematical structures used to model paired relations between objects from a certain collection. 
Last updated by  07.04.2011
Responsible: Dorte Lundsgaard
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Photo: Colourbox

 

Four colour map conjecture

Graph theory originated from the four colour map conjecture.

 

This states that a map can be coloured using no more than four colours, so that no adjacent regions receive the same colour.

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