Graph coloring via synchronization of coupled oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 974-978

  Wu, Chai Wah ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog circuits; Arrays; Complexity theory; Graph theory; Oscillators; Parallel processing; Phase synchronization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPH THEORY; LINEAR NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SYNCHRONIZATION; VECTORS;

ANTIVOTER MODEL; COLOR GRAPHS; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0032155804     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/81.721263     Document Type: Article

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